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Coronavirus vaccines face trust gap in Black and Latino communities, study finds

A survey released November 23 found high levels of vaccine hesitancy among communities of color. Even though early data on experimental COVID-19 vaccines looks promising, “It’s not having a vaccine that saves lives, it’s people actually getting vaccinated‚” said Dean Michelle Williams, who co-founded the COVID Collaborative, the nonprofit that commissioned the study.