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Maryland Hair Salons, Barbershops Lead Vaccination Efforts Among Black Community
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Vaccine hesitancy has had a tremendous impact on Black communities.
In an effort to get more Black people to get vaccinated, Stephen Thomas — who heads the Maryland Center for Health Equity at the University of Maryland School of Public Health — teamed up with barbershops and salons in the area.
Here & Now's Celeste Headlee speaks with Thomas about his efforts.
This segment aired on July 30, 2021.