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Poor communities of colour that don t have many pharmacies within walking distance worry they may be left behind when COVID-19 vaccines roll out to the general public next year

Poor communities of colour that don t have many pharmacies within walking distance worry they may be left behind when COVID-19 vaccines roll out to the general public next year Sarah Al-Arshani COVID-19 vaccine Low-income communities of colour are at risk of being left behind when it comes to access to the COVID-19 vaccine once it s available to the general public. The US Department of Health and Human Services announced that large pharmacy chains will distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. However, some low-income communities are lacking accessible pharmacies. People in many poor communities across the US are worried that a dearth of accessible pharmacies may limit their access to COVID-19 vaccines once they re available for the general public.

Poor communities of color that don t have many pharmacies within walking distance worry they may be left behind when COVID-19 vaccines roll out to the general public next year

Poor communities of color that don t have many pharmacies within walking distance worry they may be left behind when COVID-19 vaccines roll out to the general public next year salarshani@businessinsider.com (Sarah Al-Arshani) © Getty/Mladen Antonov COVID-19 vaccine Getty/Mladen Antonov Low-income communities of color are at risk of being left behind when it comes to access to the COVID-19 vaccine once it s available to the general public.  The US Department of Health and Human Services announced that large pharmacy chains will distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. However, some low-income communities are lacking accessible pharmacies. People in many poor communities across the US are worried that a dearth of accessible pharmacies may limit their access to COVID-19 vaccines once they re available for the general public. 

Pharmacy deserts: Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmacy deserts: Covid-19 vaccine By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Nathaniel Meyersohn and Omar Jimenez © Scott Olson/Getty Images CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 23: Workers talk residents through a COVID-19 self-test at a mobile COVID-19 testing site set up on a vacant lot in the Austin neighborhood on June 23, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The site is one of four mobile testing sites, two community-based sites and two first-responder-focused sites being implemented by the city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Rochelle Sykes worries that her west side Chicago neighborhood will be left out when the Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available next year. The community, Sykes said, has no pharmacies or grocery stores within walking distance. And many of her neighbors don t own cars and suffer serious health conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

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