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On the recordSeptember 29, 2020
mistrust amongst people of color isn't surprising considering the long history of structural racism and unethical medical experimentation on this population.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kennedy highlights historical mistrust in vaccines among communities of color due to past injustices.

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