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Dating App Looks To Improve Black Vaccination Rates With ‘Vax That Thang Up’

"If you wanna get sticky and hot, go, go, go, go get the shot!"

Ian Haworth
Dating App Looks To Improve Black Vaccination Rates With ‘Vax That Thang Up’
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As part of the wider push for every American to be vaccinated — with the Biden administration saying they plan on implementing “door-to-door outreach” — Juvenile has re-released his 22-year-old hit, “Back That Thang Up,” with a COVID-19 twist.

The YouTube channel for BLK, a dating app for black singles, released the video for “Vax That Thang Up,” with the original lyrics swapped out to apparently encourage the black community to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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