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Jackson City Council calls out racial inequties in state's COVID-19 vaccination plan


Jackson City Council calls out racial inequities in state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan
A healthcare worker speaks with a patient at the Smith-Wills COVID-19 vaccination site. (Source: Mississippi State Department of Health)
By Anthony Warren | February 2, 2021 at 12:53 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 5:12 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson city leaders have had enough when it comes to the struggles of the city’s Black population getting the COVID-19 shot.
On Tuesday, the city council approved a resolution declaring that racial inequities in the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in Mississippi must end.
“The virus is, as I said before, is a killer,” said Ward Three Councilman Kenneth Stokes. “We have numerous senior citizens that want to be vaccinated, but they cannot get on the list.” ....

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