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It's part of a national initiative to reach underserved communities and starts with 250 centers around the country.

The latest Florida Department of Health numbers shows the percent of Black Floridians vaccinated so far is in the single digits.

The county hosted another community vaccination event, this time at a Baptist church in downtown Tampa. The goal is to make the vaccine more accessible in underserved communities.

Of the more than 1 million people who have received a coronavirus vaccine in Florida, about 5% are Black.

The panel is enlisting faith leaders, HBCU presidents, elected officials and others to advocate for the vaccine in minority communities.

Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, says historical abuses have left Black people with a distrust of vaccines. Now he's part of a coronavirus vaccine trial.

People of African ancestry have been excluded from many studies of brain disorders. In Baltimore, scientists, doctors and community leaders are working to make neuroscience research more diverse.

African Americans are 2.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white people, while Hispanic, Latinx, and indigenous groups are 1.5 more likely to...

According to data reported to the CDC, 121 children died from COVID-19 between February and July of this year. And 78% of the children who died were Hispanic, Black or Native American.

These pop-up sites make it easier for communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus to get tested. But convincing people to come is another hurdle.