A Black woman getting the first U.S. coronavirus vaccine sparked celebrations — and suspicion

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Tue, December 22, 2020

A Black Jamaican-born woman became the first person in the nation to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, flickering emotions of pride and skepticism against the backdrop of the federal government’s rollout of vaccines against a virus that’s killed over 300,000 Americans. CBSSM's Melissa Creary, PhD, spoke to The Lily News about the ways the photos may have conjured suspicion and reminders of the US's problematic past for black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) Americans.