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Herd Immunity may be unattainable unless African Americans get the COVID Vaccine | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Dr. Anthony Fauci and other national health leaders have said that African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine to protect their health. What Fauci and others have not made clear is that African Americans need to take the vaccine, so that the nation as a whole will get to herd immunity. The concept of herd […]

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