Indiana gets nearly $61 million to boost vaccine efforts among minorities
The funding is part of an ongoing federal effort to get shots in the arms of minority populations that are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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UC Davis Medical Center nurse Heather Donaldson prepares to inoculate a staff member with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Sacramento, Calif
Author: WTHR.com staff
Updated: 9:12 PM EDT April 6, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is getting nearly $61 million in federal funding to help increase vaccinations in minority communities that are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
The $60.8 million in funding comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's part of $3 billion in funding that the CDC is distributing to 64 jurisdictions in an effort to bolster vaccine distribution and access in underserved communities.