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In Baton Rouge, Existing Health Care Disparities Make Vaccine Rollout More Uneven As vaccine supply runs low across the country, snagging a shot in the arm is already hard for most people. An NPR analysis of vaccination sites around the country found that in cities like Baton Rouge, access is even more uneven. Of the 20 official sites providing vaccinations in early February, 15 are located in the southern part of the city, a predominantly white and affluent area. Its also where the vast majori...

Black Vaccine Hesitancy Rooted in Mistrust, Doubts By Saundra Young Feb. 2, 2021 -- Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are about 4 times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly 3 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people. Yet African Americans have nearly the lowest rates of vaccination among any ethnic group. In fact, white Americans are being vaccinated at a rate 3 times higher than Black Americans. New CDC figures show that of those who have received at least t...

After her longtime friend died of COVID-19, Abigail Echo-Hawk sat in her chair crying. She wondered if her friend and mentor, a Native American like her, would be counted among the deaths – a worry that only added to her grief. “I couldn’t help this thought that ran through my head: Is his story going to be present in the data? Or did we lose him even there?” she said of the tribal leader in his mid-50s. Echo-Hawk is chief research officer at the Seattle Indian Health Board and a membe...

Pres. Biden has signed 42 executive actions since his inauguration CNNWire Replay Video UP NEXT President Joe Biden hasnt wasted any time setting his agenda into motion through a flurry of executive actions that address everything from COVID-19 to the climate crisis. While his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, Biden has inked 42 executive actions thus far. See them all here organized by topic. Health care Ex...

Black Americans Are Left Behind as Vaccine Rollout Expands A member of the Illinois Air National Guard administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination center established at the Tinley Park Convention Center on January 26, 2021, in Tinley Park, Illinois. Scott Olson / Getty Images KHN analysis. Almost seven weeks into the vaccine rollout, states have expanded eligibility beyond front-line health care workers to more of the public — in some states to more older adults, in others to essenti...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- President Joe Biden hasnt wasted any time setting his agenda into motion through a flurry of executive actions that address everything from COVID-19 to the climate crisis. While his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, Biden has inked 42 executive actions thus far. See them all here organized by topic. Health care Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Reopens enrollment on Hea...

UPDATE 1-Early U.S. data indicates Blacks, Hispanics lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations Reuters 2/1/2021 (Adds Biden administration comment) Feb 1 (Reuters) - Early data on U.S. coronavirus vaccinations released on Monday suggests that Blacks and Hispanics received a smaller proportion of shots than their representation among healthcare workers and nursing home residents, two priority groups for COVID-19 inoculations. The United States needs more complete data on the race and ethnicity of peopl...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read (Reuters) - Early data on U.S. coronavirus vaccinations released on Monday suggests that Blacks and Hispanics received a smaller proportion of shots than their representation among healthcare workers and nursing home residents, two priority groups for COVID-19 inoculations. The United States needs more complete data on the race and ethnicity of people who have been vaccinated, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which released the data. Bl...

Its not a pretty picture: Why the lack of racial data around COVID vaccines is massive barrier to better distribution Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY Replay Video After her longtime friend died of COVID-19, Abigail Echo-Hawk sat in her chair crying. She wondered if her friend and mentor, a Native American like her, would be counted among the deaths – a worry that only added to her grief. “I couldn’t help this thought that ran through my head: Is his story going to be present in...

Communities of color getting left behind in vaccine rollout Jessie Hellmann and Marty Johnson © Getty Communities of color getting left behind in vaccine rollout States are struggling to deliver more COVID-19 vaccines to communities of color as scrutiny increases over a racial inequity in the number of shots administered across the country. Officials have grappled with how to fairly distribute limited supply of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, often prioritizing the elderly, heal...