In Missouri And Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard To Track Vaccine Equity By Alex Smith | KCUR-FM
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Yvette Richards, director of community connection at St. James United Methodist in Kansas City, checks temperatures before Sunday morning services. The church is hosting vaccination clinics and holding socially-distanced services after shutting down for much of the pandemic.
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Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic groups is a top priority.
But it s been left up to states to decide how to do that and to collect racial and ethnic data on vaccinated individuals, so states can track how well they re doing reaching all groups. The gaps and inconsistencies in the data have made it difficult to understand who s actually getting shots.
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Yvette Richards, director of community connection at St. James United Methodist in Kansas City, checks temperatures before Sunday morning services. The church is hosting vaccination clinics and holding socially-distanced services after shutting down for much of the pandemic. Carlos Moreno/KCUR
Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic groups is a top priority.
But it s been left up to states to decide how to do that and to collect racial and ethnic data on vaccinated individuals, so states can track how well they re doing reaching all groups. The gaps and inconsistencies in the data have made it difficult to understand who s actually getting shots.
May 30 When Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer retires at the end of July, he will join the growing ranks of public health officials who have departed during the pandemic. Some found the stress overwhelming or faced threats and public vitriol. Others, including Archer, finally decided to step down after putting off overdue retirements. They'll be replaced by people like Taylor .
Johnson County public schools keep mask rules and 10 area health leaders support it Kansas City area health officials still recommend that schools require masks be worn inside their buildings, considering that most school-age children are not yet fully vaccinate or eligible to be vaccinated. Above, students wear masks at Rhein Benninghoven Elementary in the Shawnee Mission School District. File photo.
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The Kansas City metro’s top public health officials say schools should continue requiring masks be worn in school buildings.
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