Despite what you may have read or seen in the media about Trump supporters leading the charge on resisting the vaccine, that hesitancy is actually highest among the Black community. In October 2021, at the time Irving shared his perspective before the start of the season, only about 40 percent of the Black population was vaccinated. For context, more than 70 percent of the Asian population and 50 percent of the white population were vaccinated at the time.
