Thousands of people were asked to flee their homes Thursday as several wind-driven wildfires burned near Superior and Louisville, near Boulder, Colorado
Thousands of people were asked to flee their homes Thursday as several wind-driven wildfires burned near Superior and Louisville, near Boulder, Colorado
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DENVER â Gov. Polis and state health officials have been saying for months theyâre serious about getting the COVID-19 vaccine to communities hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but data at the state and local level show their commitment to that cause has been lackluster at best.
Numbers from the stateâs COVID-19 website show Latinos â who make up nearly 27% of all COVID-19 cases across the state â have only been vaccinated at around 9%, compared to whites, who make up 43% of all COVID-19 cases and who have been vaccinated at around 71%.
That disparity in vaccine equity doesnât stop at the state level. Data from Denver Public Health shows Latinos in Denver, for example, make up nearly half of all COVID-19 cases (47.2%) but have only been vaccinated at about 26% compared to whites, who make up nearly 39% of all cases, but who have been vaccinated at about 60%.