Tag: medical mistrust

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s reported Fifth Amendment pleas and Tulsi Gabbard’s release of COVID-19 files reignite explosive questions about the pandemic’s origins, government secrecy and public accountability. But for Black America, the article argues, these revelations only confirm a centuries-old truth: mistrust of the U.S. medical establishment was never unfounded.

LaTroya Hester, without judgement or solicitation, honors the skepticism and lack of trust for many Black and Brown people about receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Here, she provides opportunities for people to dive deeper into the process and people who created the vaccines, a number of whom are Black people who played important leading roles. At the very least, more in-depth information is available.