Community leaders, health experts and elected officials gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Wednesday to call attention to racial disparities in vaccine distribution in the state.
In Oklahoma, the most recent data available from the state health department show about 3% of people who have gotten both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are Black, compared to over 70% who are white. Nationwide data show that Black people are roughly three times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 and almost twice as likely to die from the disease.
State Rep. Jason Lowe, a Democrat whose district includes northeast Oklahoma City, called the data alarming.
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