As many people are searching for a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccine, a substantial number of Black Americans remain reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. It stems from the Tuskegee Experiment, in which 600 black men were lured into a study with the promises of free health care. AdREAD: Medical community works to rebuild trust among people of color as COVID-19 vaccine gets approvalThe granddaughter of one of those individuals who were abused is speaking out to help others overcome their doubt about the COVID-19 vaccine. READ: Amid coronavirus pandemic, black mistrust of medicine loomsShe said her grandfather was denied treatment that could have extended his life. In Michigan, White residents are twice as likely to have received a COVID-19 vaccine as a Black resident.

FILE - Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker gestures during a baseball practice at Minute Maid Park in Houston, in this Saturday, July 4, 2020, file photo. Astros manager Dusty Baker said he had been vaccinated against COVID-19 as the team began spring training Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)HOUSTON – Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said he had been vaccinated against COVID-19 as the team began spring training Thursday. But the 71-year-old Baker, who is Black, understands the reticence of some in his community to get the vaccine because of this country’s history with medical studies on Black people without permission. Though Baker decided getting the vaccine was right for him, he won’t try to change the mind of people who are “staunchly against” getting it.

DETROIT – As the COVID-19 vaccine moves closer to becoming a reality, a campaign of what’s being called “contextual information” is being rolled out. The goal is to convince some reluctant health care workers to get in line for the vaccine when it’s available. While there are former presidents ready to roll up their sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s released, not everyone is as prepared or willing. There was the Tuskegee Experiment in which black men were deliberately misled and untreated for syphilis for 40 years. Jewish children in Vienna were used as human guinea pigs for measles studies.