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Anthony Guerra, 64, and John Garcia, 69, chat while waiting for their second dose of the Moderna vaccine at the Tony Aguirre Community Center on Monday. They were among many members of the Hispanic community on the West Side of Kansas City targeted by Truman Medical Centers to receive the vaccination.
Racial data on COVID-19 vaccinations provided to media outlets by Missouri lacked dates or definitions to indicate what the numbers meant.
Health experts have persistently warned that Black and Latino communities risk being left behind on COVID-19 vaccinations and that collecting racial and ethnic data on who’s getting shots is necessary to ensure they are being distributed equitably.