See why the Former Mayor of Tuskegee is getting the COVID-19 vaccine after a long history of medical mistrust in the African American community. This is episode 1 of Walgreens “The Vaccine, In Our Words” series about the COVID-19 vaccine in our communities. Johnny Ford first became mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama in 1972, the year news broke of the notorious Tuskegee Experiment that would shatter Black trust in the medical establishment for generations. Despite this tragic legacy, Mayor Ford says, with trusted Black scientists and doctors leading this vaccination effort no one should use what happened in Tuskegee as a reason not to get vaccinated now. For more information from Walgreens about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit us here: walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp See all videos in the In Our Words series: youtube.com/watch?v=fPmqBzTABEM&list=PL6mhKkex88GterKVDlpxCSFry6m_ZNGhn Stay connected with Walgreens: Like Walgreens on Facebook: fac...