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 I wanted to ask you more about those states, because the story that a lot of people will know is the story of the Pigford case, which is the African American farmers. We've talked to a number of the people involved in that case, you know, a number of times. And they say that, you know, things were specifically said to them.. As federal regulators approved two COVID 19 vaccines for use last month, city officials found refusal and hesitancy to take the new shots remained palpable in some of Boston's neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic.Preliminary findings from focus groups and surveys conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission last month show notable racial divides over trust of the vaccine, in part stemming from longstanding mistreatment of Black populations by the medical community in the United States.Among 78 people who took part in a total of 10 focus groups in Dorchester and Mattapan, only 47 percent said they would take a vaccine, while 37 percent said they w