The data further showing 8% of people who received the vaccine are Black and only 4% Hispanic.
When compared to the overall population of North Carolina, both Black and Latino communities are severely underrepresented in COVID-19 vaccination data. This is very early data. Most places didn t even get vaccines until last Thursday so this is very early data and what you are seeing is initial health care workforce being reflected in those early days, said North Carolina s health director Dr. Betsey Tilson in an interview with ABC11.
Thirty-two percent of North Carolinians are nonwhite, according to 2019 U.S. Census estimates. However, only licensed practical nurses in North Carolina match the diversity of the state with 35% of its employees identifying as Black, Latino or American Indian, based on the Sheps Center s data.