Latinos in the U.S. have consistently low inoculation rates against the flu, polio, HPV or hepatitis.
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She says that at the beginning of her career, she was among few Latino or Spanish-speaking doctors at the hospital where she worked. Diverse clinical trials could help temper hesitancy by showing early on that a vaccine tested on other Latinos and people of color is safe for them, she says.
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