A year after COVID-19 changed our lives, minorities saw higher death rates and more job loss That ability to work from home wasnât equal
Many business and health leaders say minority populations were hardest hit by the pandemic financially, emotionally and physically. In Hamilton County, African Americans died at a disproportionately rate higher rate that other racial groups.
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Since 2004, John Harmon and his wife have owned a Forest Park marketing company. They ve built up a steady business by printing direct mail and other projects across the country and around the Tri-State.
âOne of the things we were primarily focused on is events, said Harmon, owner of Marketing Direct Incorporated. We work with a lot of nonprofit organizations.â
More question how Ohio chooses COVID-19 vaccine eligibility Share Updated: 6:29 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 Share Updated: 6:29 PM EST Mar 4, 2021
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Show Transcript UP TO EVERYONE ARE INCREASING. VACCINE ELIGIBILITY BY AGE IN OHIO IS STARTING TO LOSE ITS APPEAL MOM A PASTOR AND I HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN MY CONGREGATION YOUNGER FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING IT THE CDC IS NOW ON RECORD SAYING IT WORKS AGAINST MINORITY COMMUNITY INTERESTS. IT’S DATA SHOWS BLACKS ARE MORE THAN THREE TIMES LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED AND TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE FROM COVID. DADDY’S MAYOR HAS SENT A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR GOVERNOR ABOUT IT IF WE DROP. THE AGE REQUIREMENT AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE EFFECT. OF CLOSING THAT RACIAL DIVIDE THAT WE’VE SEEN IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE VACCINE, OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE STARTED THE AGE REQUIREMENT TO REDUCE THE DEATH COUNT AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS, AND HE HAS NOT BUDGED BUT WITH MORE VACCINE SU
Officials: Agencies must take steps to meet minority communities where they are
Hamilton County Health commissioner Greg Kestermann wants more COVID-19 vaccine doses handed out to public clinics and more private vaccine providers setting a portion of their shots aside for minority patients, he said Tuesday afternoon.
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Hamilton County Health Commissioner Greg Kestermann wants more COVID-19 vaccine doses handed out to public clinics and more private vaccine providers setting a portion of their shots aside for minority patients, he said Tuesday afternoon.
He and other local health leaders are among the few Cincinnatians who can measure the gap between different patient groups with hard numbers, and the distance can be startling.
Avondale senior-living landlord blocks entry to agencies distributing COVID vaccine
Some residents of two low-income, senior living apartment buildings in Avondale are ready, willing and recently eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. But an unexpected obstacle stands in their way, and it s not a lack of available doses.
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CINCINNATI â Some residents of two low-income, senior-living apartment buildings in Avondale are ready, willing and recently eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. But an unexpected obstacle stands in their way, and it s not a lack of available doses. We ve got signs up in the buildings, and I spoke with one of the managers here at the Avon View, and she said she needed to contact corporate, said Sandra Jones Mitchell, who heads up SOACT Serving Older Adults through Changing Times a Cincinnati-based, nonprofit advocacy agency for seniors.
Study: Black people in Greater Cincy disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 âin every aspectâ
Black people in Greater Cincinnati have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 âin every aspect,â including higher death and sickness rates and greater losses in income, according to a new study.
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Black people in Greater Cincinnati have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 âin every aspect,â including higher death and sickness rates and greater losses in income, according to a new study.
The Center for Closing the Health Gap, Hamilton County and Xavier University had a hand in conducting the six-week study, which included 3,000 survey responses and interviews with about 80 residents.