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[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/07/olympics-racism-diversity-sport-radio-davos/ by Kate Whiting 23/7/21 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | [https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/07/olympics-racism-diversity-sport-radio-davos/ by Kate Whiting 23/7/21 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | ||
The black socks and no shoes represented Black-American poverty, while the gloves symbolized Black-American strength and unity. | The black socks and no shoes represented Black-American poverty, while the gloves symbolized Black-American strength and unity. | ||
=====How a history of ‘medical racism’ may fuel mistrust in COVID-19 vaccines===== | |||
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/12/how-a-history-of-medical-racism-may-fuel-mistrust-in-covid-19-vaccines/ by John Letzing 9/12/20 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | |||
Recent survey results in the US showed that just 42% of Black respondents would want to take a COVID-19 vaccine if it was available, compared with 61% of white respondents. The same survey results showed that Black respondents were far more likely to say they know someone who has been hospitalized or died from having the coronavirus (71%) than white respondents (49%). | |||
