vaccine hesitancy

With vulnerable populations lagging behind in coronavirus vaccinations, officials in Lawrence, Massachusetts, are getting aggressive. Lawrence Mayor Kendrys Vasquez says misinformation is spreading on social media, and the inequality is real. He says he wants Gov. Charlie Baker’s help to deal with the issue. The most Hispanic city in Massachusetts continues to have one of the state’s highest COVID-19...

Vaccine hesitancy in the Black and brown community is giving many of those in the most vulnerable populations pause before signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine. Physicians Jubril Oyeyemi and David Hayes-Bautista discuss how to combat vaccine fear in those communities.

A lot of people are eager to get the coronavirus vaccine, but some people of color in hard-hit communities are still hesitant to get it.