1/30/21
Nicole T. Rochester, MD
Ongoing Series of Online Seminars in Partnership with the Maryland Hospital Association Features National Expert Nicole T. Rochester, MD
The Maryland Patient Safety Center (MPSC), the state’s official resource for patient safety issues and education, offers a series of online seminars in partnership with the
Maryland
Association to address vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers, particularly those from communities of color. These initial programs are the first phase of a larger integrated approach the Maryland Patient Safety Center and Maryland Hospital Association are taking to address numerous challenges related to discrimination and implicit bias in healthcare.
As Maryland health officials scramble to meet growing demand for the coronavirus vaccine, another red flag is emerging: Minorities, who’ve been hit hardest by the disease, have received shots at rates disproportionate to the percentage of the population they represent.
Early Maryland Vaccine Rollout Data May Indicate Disparities
As Maryland health officials scramble to meet growing demand for the coronavirus vaccine, a red flag is emerging: Minorities, who’ve been hit hardest by the disease, have received shots at disproportionately low rates. by Alex Mann and Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun / January 25, 2021 TNS
(TNS) As
Maryland health officials scramble to meet growing demand for the coronavirus vaccine, a red flag is emerging: Minorities, who’ve been hit hardest by the disease, have received shots at disproportionately low rates.
While observers caution it’s too early to draw conclusions about racial disparities in vaccine administration, the preliminary data has some health experts and lawmakers in
About 18% of the nearly 3.6 million people eligible for coronavirus vaccinations in Maryland, Virginia and the District have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose, data from regional health departments show.