JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Experts say COVID-19 disproportionately impacts people of color, which is why a group of Black physicians are encouraging the African American community to take a COVID-19 vaccine, once it’s proven safe. Consider how the pandemic has affected the Black community in Jacksonville. According to Florida Department of Health data, Black people make up 29.8 percent of Duval County’s COVID-19 cases, despite accounting for 29 percent of the county’s total population. But due to inequities in healthcare, physicians acknowledge that getting the Black community to take the vaccine once it’s available won’t be an easy sell. “I want to err on (the side of it) being safe and effective,” she said of the COVID-19 vaccine.