Black Americans are more skeptical of experimental treatments, potential COVID-19 vaccine than Hispanic and white adults

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June 4, 2020

Black Americans face higher COVID-19 risks, are more hesitant to trust medical scientists, get vaccinated

Black Americans are more skeptical of experimental treatments, potential COVID-19 vaccine than Hispanic and white adults

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Black Americans are more skeptical of experimental treatments, potential COVID-19 vaccine than Hispanic and white adults

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Black Americans face higher COVID-19 risks, are more hesitant to trust medical scientists, get vaccinated
Black adults have less positive views of medical scientists than Hispanic and white adults
In many states, black share of COVID-19 deaths exceeds black share of population

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