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Newswire: Black Americans are being vaccinated at far lower rates

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African Americans would accept vaccination.The rollout of the medicine from Pfizer and Moderna featured heavy promotion.High-profile African Americans like former President Barack Obama, National Newspaper Publishers […]

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