Tag: african americans
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Why African Americans Need to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine
By Debra Furr-Holden 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 stated is that if African Americans don’t take the vaccine, the nation as whole will never get to herd immunity. The concept of herd immunity, ... -
COVID-19 Impacts on African American Communities
Washington, DC – The African American Research Collaborative (AARC) in partnership with the NAACP and the Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at Yale School of Medicine presented new polling detailing the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on African American communities this week. The poll is the first of its kind, with a deep dive into how ...