In this special episode in collaboration with More Than A Vote, Jemele explores the hesitancy in the African-American community to take the Covid-19 vaccine. She unpacks how the medical community’s historical and current mistreatment of African Americans has fueled vaccine reluctance, breaks down myths about the vaccine, and how the experts’ messaging can address the distrust. Jemele speaks with various medical experts, policy makers, and the Reverend Al Sharpton. Jemele also interviews her mother, who like many African Americans, is not on board with taking the vaccine.

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