ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Lumped into the “Other” racial and ethnic category, American Indians and Alaska Natives are effectively invisible on Maryland’s state website for COVID-19. More than 120,000 people who identify as Native American live in Maryland, but without public-facing numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths, it is a mystery how many the disease has affected and how many resources should be allocated to help them.
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Racial disparities persist in vaccinations
In states such as South Carolina and Tennessee, where IHS access is more limited and Native residents are more likely to live in urban areas, vaccination rates are far lower than for White residents
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May 24, 2021
Cherokee Nation citizen Betty Frogg receives a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020. The Cherokee Nation dedicated early coronavirus vaccines to front-line health care workers and Cherokee language speakers. (Photo courtesy of Cherokee Nation)
In states such as South Carolina and Tennessee, where IHS access is more limited and Native residents are more likely to live in urban areas, vaccination rates are far lower than for White residents
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