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People Over 75 Are First in Line to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19. The Average Black Person Here Doesnât Live That Long.
Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for people 75 and up can leave out Black Americans, who tend to die younger than their white counterparts. In majority-Black Shelby County, TN, this gap raises questions of how to make the vaccine rollout equitable. (Source: Emily Wakeman) By Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, ProPublica | February 22, 2021 at 6:22 PM CST - Updated February 22 at 6:26 PM
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But it may be March before the couple, who are both Black and 65, are eligible to get the vaccine, based on the state’s age-based vaccination plan. Tennessee, like most states, gave first priority to those 75 and over, following the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the virus’s death toll climbs to more than 465,000 nationwide, policymakers around the country are struggling to inject equity into vaccination policies.
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