Black People Are More Hesitant About A Vaccine. A Leading Nurse Wants To Change That
Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, says historical abuses have left Black people with a distrust of vaccines. Now he's part of a coronavirus vaccine trial.
Black people are disproportionately getting sick and dying of the coronavirus, but surveys suggest they're more hesitant to get a vaccine than other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.
Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, says it relates to a history of abuses. The , where Black men were deceived and were withheld treatment, comes to mind.
