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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How to overcome COVID vaccine skepticism among Black and Brown communities

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color.

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 11, 2020 • 10m Listen

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color. But only about half of the state’s Latino population is willing to get the vaccine, and less than a third of Black Californians say they’ll get it, compared to more than 60% of whites and 70% of Asian Americans. That’s all according to an October survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. What might it take to overcome this mistrust among Black and Brown communities?

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