Beyond Tuskegee: Black Distrust In The Vaccine And Healthcare System Runs Deep | NBC News NOW

A Kaiser Health analysis found white Americans are being vaccinated at double the rate of Black Americans in some states, thanks to barriers to access and a systemic failure to address some well-earned hesitancy and mistrust around vaccines in the black community. NBC News Now Correspondent Priscilla Thompson dives into the complicated history.

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[TheUzamaki]

Yeah you can find as many black people you want to put on TV... We ain't doing it

[goat]

Anyone expecting a country that hates the existence of a people to actually save them is beyond insane.

[AMrd]

Not just the health system, the entire system.

[JodySoul]

When people ask, Why do Black people talk about racism so much? Point them to this video!

[David..]

Hank Aaron, TD Jakes, I don't care if you gave it to Michael Jackson's corpse and he came back to life doing the moonwalk, I'm not taking it.

[benjamincook]

What about the Flint Michigan coverup?

[zannahmartell]

And in light of the new and emerging evidence....black ppl were totally right to be hesitant and REFUSE!

[francinocasieri]

They don’t teach this in school because if you’re ignorant to it they can repeat it

[shango]

The book "Medical Apartheid"

[Anon-xdcf]

FINALLY!

This needs to be part of the national curriculum.

[bonniedunbar]

My entire family is taking it! I won’t.

[eugenehicks]

From development to Market in less than 10 months..lol. Liability Immunity for the Pharmaceutical Companies. Yeah.. you have my trust. 🤔😂😂

[marleyofficialmedia]

I love you... We have been through it.

[richsamuel]

If you wanna see how trustworthy it is, when you call to set up your appointment, tell them you’re white. When you show up & they realize your not white, watch the entire process change right n front of your eyes. Why is it different for both colors?

[Vater]

This is bs thanks nbc for the endorsement what a waste

[FrOsTyBeArKiD]

Sure, but 1) this is not a treatment for black people unlike Tuskegee... This is treatment on a GLOBAL scale and 2) globally there are black people taking it as well (they have their own reasons for not wanting to take it). So it is not a target specifically for black people.

Yes, the unequal treatment in the facilities is jarring and unfair. But choose your battles. This is a global issue. And higher infection rates within your own community and in the global community can only hurt everyone including yourselves.

Plus Dr Kizzmekia Corbett was spear heading the development of the Moderna vaccine and she's a black woman from North Carolina. And at least 10% of the people it was TESTED on was black, so it has efficacy. And obviously black people have taken the shot before. It's just the rates are low relative to the rest of the world (white and non-white)

[jabowja]

There’s an old Saying If you catch one mice In your house there’s more you can’t see . .I’m sure are more stories we will never know about

[christinecollins]

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[ems]

Yes, Tuskeegee was a horrible gross injustice. But, I'm sorry, there's no excuse for not getting vaccinated when you have a chance in a pandemic such as this - regardless of that history. You can inform yourself by reading reliable scientific sources. You can inform yourself by consulting with a doctor who you trust. Do whatever you need to do to get past that trust gap, because it is your responsibility to yourself, your family and community to do so. No excuses - no matter the history.

[TOracle]

The unvaccinated are already dying. The way this problem solves itself, will be the worst possible way.