Dr. Allen Upton talks to "This Matters" host Saba Eitizaz about how Black health leaders pushed for a grounbreaking pilot project to find out why COVID-19 was disproportionately impacting Black communities and what the research has revealed so far. He also talks about his work on the Black Scientists Task Force launched by the City of Toronto to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and misconceptions.

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