How Black Doctors Got Philadelphia Vaccinated

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Philadelphia is closing out the year with one of the highest Black vaccination rates in a major U.S. city. After a slow start amid a scandal in which test sites in minority neighborhoods were shut down, the city, which is 38% Black, turned it around thanks in no small measure to the work of 50 Black doctors and a group of volunteers who fanned out across neighborhoods to educate reluctant residents—and give shots.