Why the Americans who need the coronavirus vaccine most are so suspicious of it

Fred Spry will tell you that his barber shop is more than just a barber shop.

It’s a sanctuary, a place where his customers return weekly for a comforting cultural ritual. It’s a community centre where news is traded like currency.

And lately, this little space just north of Washington DC has become an unlikely battleground in America’s war against coronavirus.

“Black men have trust issues with the vaccine,” Mr Spry says. “They say they’re not going to take it.”

But his…