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. The Tuskegee Experiment was a study of syphilis conducted on Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 1932-72. "And so, I was a little leery about getting the vaccine." 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.

Source: Fox News February 18, 2021 19:52 UTC