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Aug 2020
12m 14s

Vaccine Trials and Tribulations

CNN
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The first U.S. vaccine trial is underway, and it’s missing something important - Black and Latino volunteers. Dr. Elmer Huerta, the host of CNN’s Spanish-language podcast Coronavirus: Realidad vs. Ficción, signed up for the Moderna trial and talks about why the success of a Covid-19 vaccine rests on the participation of minorities.

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