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Black Doctors Form Task Force To Independently Vet Coronavirus Vaccines

A group of Black doctors has formed an expert task force to independently vet coronavirus vaccines and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. Historically, Black communities have been distrustful of medical trials given a long history of mistreatment and exclusion.

Eric Boodman, a reporter at STAT, explains.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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