>> Kinda makes one think that the racial aspect was the point.
Interesting to note that the lowest C19 vaccine rates were in the African American communities. A lot of media outlets have speculated the primary reason for their vaccine hesitancy was this experiment and not trusting the government.
> A lot of media outlets have speculated the primary reason for their vaccine hesitancy was this experiment and not trusting the government.
Combined with the much more recent incident in Pakistan where the CIA staged a fake hepatitis vaccine program to help locate Osama Bin Laden, leading to the resurgence of polio in the country.
The US government just can't help itself in abusing vaccine programs for shady purposes.
Interesting to note that the lowest C19 vaccine rates were in the African American communities. A lot of media outlets have speculated the primary reason for their vaccine hesitancy was this experiment and not trusting the government.
In Tuskegee, Painful History Shadows Efforts To Vaccinate African Americans https://www.npr.org/2021/02/16/967011614/in-tuskegee-painful...