How Will Systemic Racism in the Healthcare System Affect the Distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine?

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Obtaining the vaccine is one step of many. The distribution process is the challenge. This is illustration was created by Ibrahim Rayintakath for NBC News.

With the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine on the way, many prepare to wait in line to receive it. However, there are some who are in no rush to jump in line for the vaccine.

The black community has faced many injustices due to the systemic racism laced within the healthcare system. Stories regarding the infamous Tuskegee experiment and the recently discovered “racially biased” algorithm only create a greater lack of trust between the black community and the healthcare system.