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Elizabeth Griffin, 86, is given her first dose of the Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine by Anya Harris at Red Hook Neighborhood Senior Center in the Red Hood neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough on February 22, 2021 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Covid-19 vaccines emerged as a medical breakthrough, but like many other innovations, they have been disproportionately helping white Americans as compared to other racial and ethnic groups.
As of February 2021, a stark Covid-19 vaccine disparity remains. In Delaware, Black people account for 24% of statewide Covid-19 cases, yet only 9% have received the vaccine. Similarly in Colorado, Hispanic people account for 36% of Covid-19 cases, but only 6% have been vaccinated.
Georgia Today. I m Steve Fennessy.
Raphael Warnock: I m grateful to work alongside you as we address these long-term health disparities that have plagued our communities for far too long.
Steve Fennessy: That s Reverend Raphael Warnock this week, days before he was sworn in as one of Georgia s United States senators. He spoke during an event to shed light on COVID-19 s impact in the Black community.
Raphael Warnock: These comorbidities that we ve been dealing with: hypertension, diabetes, stroke, all of these things exacerbate the impact of COVID-19 in communities of color. So we are dying, more likely to die, die more often.