Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan advised his followers against coronavirus vaccination in a speech Saturday, calling the breakthrough vaccine “toxic waste” that would harm the black community. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization on Friday to distribute the Pfizer vaccine. Farrakhan dismissed the research findings, and urged his followers who work in health care to reject the vaccine. WATCH:In his speech, Farrakhan mocked proposals to require children to receive vaccines in order to return to school. Farrakhan, a longtime vaccine skeptic, advised his supporters against vaccination for coronavirus during a speech on July 4.
