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Community leaders, health experts and elected officials gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Wednesday to call attention to racial disparities in vaccine distribution in the state.
In Oklahoma, the most recent data available from the state health department show about 3% of people who have gotten both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are Black, compared to over 70% who are white. Nationwide data show that Black people are roughly three times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 and almost twice as likely to die from the disease.
State Rep. Jason Lowe, a Democrat whose district includes northeast Oklahoma City, called the data alarming.
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Experts, elected officials and community leaders came together at the Oklahoma Capitol on Wednesday to express concern over the disparity in rates of COVID-19 vaccine administration between Black and white Oklahomans. Today, I am calling on the talented public health leaders across this state to increase their outreach efforts to reassure people of color that the vaccine is safe and effective at mitigating the community spread of COVID-19, said Rep. Jason Lowe (D-OKC), who coordinated the press conference. I implore the African American community to reach out to the Oklahoma health department and make sure you schedule an appointment to get the vaccine, said Lowe, who himself was hospitalized with COVID-19 last year.
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