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African Immigrant Organizations Fight COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation | NPR

Switching between Swahili and English, Dr. Frank Minja asked the African immigrants on the Zoom call if they had any questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Minja, who is originally from Tanzania, was asked how to get the vaccine, how it works, whether it’s safe.

Then one person asked him about a video promoting the conspiracy theory that the vaccine is part of a plot to reduce the Black race.

“That’s the realm of nonsense and misinformation,” he said.

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Source: African Immigrant Organizations Fight COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation : NPR