SACRAMENTO COUNTY – After continued demands from the community for transparent data on the COVID-19 vaccination distribution, Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a stark reality of the thousands who have received the vaccine, just 3 percent statewide are African American and 4 percent in Sacramento County are African American.
Area community leaders are calling for a “fair and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine” and have penned an open letter demanding action and better outreach. Sacramentans Advocating for Vaccine Equity (SAVE) sent the letter out on Wednesday night to members of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye, representatives of health providers such as Kaiser Permanente and Dignity Health and other stakeholders.