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Mount Vernon church leader: ‘We can’t downplay’ monkeypox infections

Reverend Dr. W. Franklin Richardson of Grace Baptist in Mount Vernon is sounding the alarm on the disproportionate number of Black and Hispanic people getting monkeypox.

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Aug 5, 2022, 10:38 PM

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