Proposed Arizona Border Ballot Referral Splits Republicans, Democrats
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Lower income, Hispanic neighborhoods lag on vaccinations An essential worker gets vaccinated at a special event Bashas food stores set up for its workers in Chandler. Overall, 30% of eligible Arizonans have received at least one shot, and about 19% are fully vaccinated, but rates for people of color are lagging. (Source: Cronkite News) By Travis Robertson | April 5, 2021 at 8:49 AM MST - Updated April 5 at 8:49 AM
PHOENIX – A March report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention praised only two states for their efforts in getting vaccines to vulnerable communities. One of them was Arizona.
But while the federal report shows strong outreach at the broader county level, ZIP code data from the state health department reveals disparities with the vaccination rates in several neighborhoods where residents are predominantly people of color and more impoverished.
Organization asks Gov. Ducey to prioritize vaccine to Latino community The ALLC says disparties in vaccine distribution to communities of color are similar to earlier weeks of COVID-19, when people were getting tested. (Source: WIS/File) By KOLD News 13 Staff | February 18, 2021 at 3:38 PM MST - Updated February 18 at 3:38 PM
PHOENIX, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - An organization that advocates for minority communities has sent a letter to Gov. Ducey asking him to prioritize the COVID-19 vaccine to the Latino community in Arizona.
The Arizona Latino Legislative Caucus says communities of color in the state have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and have been the hardest hit by the virus.