Newswire: Black woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, developed the scientific approach to the coronavirus vaccine

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Newswire: Black woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, developed the scientific approach to the coronavirus vaccine

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease doctor and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, addressed the African American community’s fears of accepting the new coronavirus vaccine.“To my African American brothers and sisters … this vaccine that you’re gonna be taking was […]

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