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Black Americans and COVID-19 clinical trials – Florida Courier

The unrelenting spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the United States of America in 2020 continues to pose an unprecedented public health crisis for all Americans, but in particular for Black Americans and other people of color who are disproportionally impacted by COVID-19. As the trusted voice of Black America, the National Newspaper Publishers […]

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