City leaders push for COVID vaccine access in South Richmond: That river is a great dividing line
Citing the disproportionate impact the virus has had on seniors, plus Black and Brown people, city leaders called for more transparency when it comes to documenting who is receiving the vaccine. Statewide, race and ethnicity are missing from over 48-percent of the vaccines administered.
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RICHMOND, Va. Richmond City Council members who represent districts covering the city s south side called on state and local health leaders to take steps to improve access to the COVID-19 vaccine for their residents and to provide for more transparency tracking who has gotten the vaccine so far and who are left waiting.
Starting Feb. 9, CVS Health says you can go online to their website, find a location, and sign up for a vaccine appointment if you are in group 1A or 1B.
Chesterfield woman really worried about Virginia COVID-19 vaccine distribution data
When we first met Kathy Heath last week, she was upset because her parents, who are in their late 70s with underlying health conditions, could not get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment with the Chesterfield Health District. Since then, my parents drove down to eastern North Carolina and got their vaccine on Wednesday, Heath said. But, Heath s passion for understanding Virginia s slow vaccine rollout continued. I ve actually been going to the dashboard everyday just to track progress and see how things are going in the Richmond area and across the state, Heath said.