Florida: Black community numbers for COVID-19 vaccinations lower than other races
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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The proof is in the numbers. There is a stark contrast between Florida’s Black communities and white communities when it comes to the number of people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
The two main reasons for the disparity from those we talked to? No. 1 is fear and No. 2 is accessibility.
According to the Florida Department of Health, a little over 38,000 Black people have been vaccinated in the state of Florida compared to just over 494,000 white people.
The Florida Department of Health has been working with places of worship to boost the number of vaccinations being given out, but is that enough?