Data: GoodRx, U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Michelle McGhee/AxiosCommunities of color tend to have fewer pharmacies per capita, putting them at a disadvantage in the coronavirus vaccination effort.Why it matters: If racial disparities aren't addressed in the vaccination effort, including by setting up alternative vaccine sites, communities of color will fall even further behind in a pandemic that has already highlighted deep structural racism within the health care system. Get smarter, faster with the news CEOs, entrepreneurs and top politicians read. Sign up for Axios Newsletters here.The big picture: Black Americans are already trailing white Americans in the states that track the race of vaccinated residents, KHN recently reported. As vaccines become increasingly available to the general public, physical access to vaccination sites will likely become more of an imperative.Between the lines: Millions of Americans — in both rural and urban areas — live in place
Colorado husband and wife, who are medical experts, encourage Black community to get coronavirus vaccine
As Coloradoâs Department of Public Health and Environment tries to address slow vaccination rates for communities of color, two local medical experts are giving their suggestions for effectively addressing racial equity for vaccine distribution.
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DENVER â As the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) tries to address slow vaccination rates for communities of color, two local medical experts are giving their suggestions for effectively addressing racial equity for vaccine distribution.
Dr. Kweku Hazel, a surgical fellow for UCHealth s University of Colorado Hospital, and his wife Dr. Cynthia Hazel, a researcher for the Omni Institute, have been reaching out to Black and underserved communities throughout the Denver metro area trying to reassure members that the vaccine is safe.
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The U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6 revealed many gaping holes in the foundations of our democracy, including the role of digital media platforms in exacerbating and weaponizing disinformation.
Indeed, many of our societal ills â the mainstreaming of white nationalism, losing parties attacking the legitimacy of certified elections, and a growing distrust of electoral and public health systems â can be traced to systems of disinformation that have proliferated through digital technologies and social media.
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DENVER â On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the trailblazing icon for Civil Rights is remembered while communities across the country acknowledge progress and continued calls for equality in America.
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Colorado Politics highlight disparities by Coloradans of color in the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine distribution. We re just seeing for the first time some really concerning numbers, where one in 16 white Coloradans have been able to access the vaccine thus far in the categories that have been opened up. Whereas only one in 50 Latino Coloradans and one in 35 Black Coloradans have been able to receive the vaccine, Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, said. Knowing that we re still in those beginning first phases of vaccine distribution is cause for concern.
VIDEO: MUSC faculties urging minority communities to take COVID-19 vaccine By Paola Tristan Arruda | January 14, 2021 at 9:03 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 4:09 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As thousands of people across the state are signing up to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health professionals at the Medical University of South Carolina are urging communities of color to do the same.
MUSC’s Black and Hispanic/Latino faculty have sent out a release detailing why minority communities in South Carolina and across the nation should take the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are able to schedule an appointment.
Data from the state’s department of health and environmental control shows that the virus impacts the Black, Hispanic, and Latino population at disproportioned rates.