I’m going to be a bit of a contrarian here. I think the reason behind all of this thanking the “POC” this and that is to convince the “POC” population to take the vaccine. Several “leaders” of “POC” types (and everyone knows which C of the POCs he’s referring to) are telling their followers not to trust the shot because white people are not to be trusted and really want them all dead.
Assuming the vaccine works and that the Wuhan is as deadly as advertised (and I realize many have their doubts) having a large percentage of the population not take the vaccine means we don’t get Wuhan under any kind of control. It will infect a population that isn’t really good at social distancing or self discipline. And that will give the virus a chance to mutate into more interesting varieties.
I think the Surgeon General is trying, in a ham-fisted way, to get black people to take the shot. I doubt if he’ll be successful.
Stating POC helped develop the vaccine is such a stupid and ineffective argument to try to ease any concerns. Are POC’s incapable of harming other POC’s
Imagine in 1800 “we can trust that purchasing these slaves is morally acceptable as they were originally captured by people of color.”