As COVID-19 Vaccine Nears, Many In The Black Community Are Wary
KPBS Midday Edition · KPBS Public Media
November 23, 202044m 19s
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Show Notes
As a vaccine for COVID-19 nears, memories of past injustices and present-day inequities in medical treatment, many in communities of color remain wary. Plus, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the city of San Diego’s budget and as a result Mayor-elect Todd Gloria’s budget priorities. And, even as President Trump’s time in the White House comes to an end, many families remained fractured over his policies. Also, a consortium of more than 100 San Diego organizations is rethinking its approach to hunger and food insecurity and wants your input by Thanksgiving. Finally, the mayors of nine San Diego cities collaborated on a children’s book to raise funds for domestic abuse shelters around the county.