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Kent County Commissioner highlights racial disparity in vaccine distribution
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Statewide data is revealing widespread disparity in who is getting the vaccine, with current numbers showing minorities are receiving the vaccine at an alarmingly low rate.
The issue was addressed in the a press conference held by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governer Garlin Gilchrist. It s clear we need to continue our efforts to get more communities of color vaccinated and close the gap in the data that is being reported, said Lt. Gov. Gilchrist, who formed the Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities at the start of the pandemic due to the number of deaths in the African American and Latino communities.