Why even the threat of a twindemic isn't swaying the most vulnerable: Black women.

Am J Manag Care

EmblemHealth, 55 Water St, New York, NY 10041. Email:

Published: February 2021

The fall season was accompanied by an urgent warning from the CDC of an impending "twindemic" of coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza. Despite the warnings, Black women are not lining up for vaccinations.

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