Published 12:29 IST, January 6th 2021

Baseball legend Hank Aaron receives COVID-19 vaccine

Baseball legend Hank Aaron, former UN Ambassador Andrew Young and former US Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan were vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, hoping to send a message to Black Americans that the shots are safe.

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Baseball legend Hank Aaron, former UN Ambassor Andrew Young and former US Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan were vaccinated against COVID-19 at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, hoping to send a mess to Black Americans that shots are safe.

Rolling up ir sleeves to take first of two doses of Moderna vaccine, se and or civil rights leers visiting a brand-new Morehouse health clinic ackwledged legacy of mistrust some in Black community have towards medical research. Aaron, a member of Baseball Hall of Fame and Major League Baseball's former all-time career home run leer, said he felt proud to serve as an example for ors by taking vaccine. 

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(Im Credits: AP)

12:29 IST, January 6th 2021