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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said that equity in the vaccine distribution process is key to addressing the racial and ethnic disparities exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, but New York state appears to be falling short of his two-month-old vow to have the most equitable distribution process in the nation. “If we do not take decisive action now, we will end up with herd immunity only in predominantly white communities,” two nonprofit leaders wrote in the Daily News. “Residents of communities of color . will continue to be hospitalized and die from COVID-19, for many months thereafter.”
Both New York City and New York state have yet to release data on the demographics of the people who have gotten shots thus far – like 17 other states have done. There are growing signs that people of color are being left behind as worries grow that the vaccine distribution process will fail to tame the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases anytime soon.
New York will be sending more vaccination preparation kits to senior housing complexes and churches in an effort to ensure fairness in vaccine distributions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.
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NYPD Faces Backlash After Capturing Brooklyn Serial Killer After Three Confirmed Murders
01/23/21 AT 3:21 PM
The New York City Police Department is facing harsh criticism following the capture of Brooklyn serial killer Kevin Gavin. The 66-year-old was arrested for the murders of three women at NYCHA’s Carter Woodson senior housing development in Brownsville.
The murders of Gavin’s victims spanned from 2015 to last week and took place in each of the victims’ apartments, ABC News reports.
Gavin was initially a suspect in the investigation into the homicide of the second victim. However, the NYPD didn’t connect him to all of the cases until the murder of the third victim on Jan. 15.