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States Fail to Prioritize Homeless People for Vaccines
A nurse gives a homeless person a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. Few states have prioritized people experiencing homelessness for the vaccines.
Ringo Chiu
The Associated Press
Frank Galloway falls into the most vulnerable categories for COVID-19: He is 87, he is Black, and he is experiencing homelessness.
“It ain’t no joke,” Galloway said of the coronavirus, which has killed some of his friends in Greensboro, North Carolina. “I don t mind taking something that will help my life to keep going.”
He’s waiting for a vaccine while staying in an emergency shelter. Although the state began vaccinating people age 65 and up in mid-January, Galloway, like many others without housing, doesn’t have access to the technology and transportation that people in many places need to get a shot.
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