An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEB 4, 2021 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and West Health Policy Center found that in many parts of the country, Black people are less likely than white people to live near a pharmacy, clinic, hospital or health center that can administer COVID-19 vaccines.
In 69 counties, home to 26 million people, Black residents are significantly more likely than whites to live more than a mile from the closest vaccination facility. These counties are especially concentrated in Georgia, Missouri, Louisiana, Virginia, Texas and Alabama. And a third of them are located in urban areas, including Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Detroit, New Orleans and New York City.
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One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses way too many for a rural hospital in Arkansas.
But with the logistical gymnastics required to safely get the Pfizer vaccine to rural health care workers, splitting the trays into smaller shipments has its own dangers. Once out of the freezer that keeps it at 94 degrees below zero, the vaccine lasts only five days and must be refrigerated in transit.
In Arkansas where more than 40% of its counties are rural and COVID-19 infections are climbing solving this distribution puzzle is urgently critical, said Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, the state’s epidemiologist.
Dec 24, 2020
FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2020 file photo, prepared COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine syringes are seen at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill. The U.S. government is negotiating with Pfizer to acquire tens millions of additional vaccine doses in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File
Distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has begun â but are there enough facilities to administer it?
A study released last week by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy concludes that in many places across the country, there may not be.
In what is believed to be the first county-level analysis of the nationâs potential COVID-19 vaccine facilities â which include community pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, hospital outpatient departments and rural health clinics â researchers found that more than a third (35 percent) of U.S. counties ha
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