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Erie County releases report on region's health inequities

Officials said the report, released by the county Department of Health s Office of Health Equity, will serve as a reference point moving forward in efforts to create a healthier region.

Nassau County Has Highest Adult Vaccination Rate Among Large NY Counties, Ranks 4th Nationwide

Lunar New Year, 'breakthrough cases,' prisoner lawsuits: News from around our 50 states

Lunar New Year, ‘breakthrough cases,’ prisoner lawsuits: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: New statistics indicate a disproportionately small number of Black people are getting vaccinations against the coronavirus, a trend the state’s top health official said Friday shows the need to increase immunization efforts in the minority community. While demographic data compiled by the state has big gaps, with the race of tens of thousands of vaccine recipients not reported, Dr. Scott Harris said the numbers that are available show about 55% of vaccines have gone to white people so far compared to about 11% for Blacks. By comparison, Alabama’s population is about 27% Black, census figures show. Factors including hesitancy to accept the vaccine and the demographic makeup of groups that were allowed to receive vaccines during the earliest rounds could help account for the difference, Harris said. �

Slightly more Black residents getting COVID vaccinations

'Mistrust is well earned': COVID-19 vaccine rollout must reach communities of color, leaders say

‘Mistrust is well earned’: COVID-19 vaccine rollout must reach communities of color, leaders say Updated Jan 13, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 Experts say that existing relationships must be leveraged to dismantle historic mistrust of the medical community among communities of color in order to effectively distribute the coronavirus vaccine to those communities. Dr. Sharee Livingston, an OB-GYN with UPMC Lititz, pictured here getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in December, said her role as a role model has already led seniors in her community to line up for the vaccine. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com Facebook Share More Black and brown Americans have contracted the virus and died as a result than white counterparts.