By Ari Ephraim Feldman and Anna Lucente Sterling Brooklyn PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET Mar. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:00 AM EST Mar. 11, 2021
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It seemed that everyone in East New York knew Winchester Key.
After nearly two decades as a top legislative assistant in the New York State Assembly, he served as board chairman of the community development group the East New York Urban Youth Corps, and led the local police precinct council, school board and Lions Club.
arrow People enter a COVID-19 vaccine distribution site in New York City, January, 22 2021. New York City is running out of its initial supply of the COVID-19 vaccine and is being forced to reschedule appointments as the United States tries to ramp up its distribution. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Pockets of missed vaccinations have long spurred outbreaks of disease in the U.S., such as measles, mumps, and whooping cough. If the public doesn t know who is unvaccinated, hospitals and outreach groups can t work to reach them.
Despite this desperate need, both city and state health officials have failed to produce data on the race, ethnicity, gender, and zip codes for the recipients of nearly 1.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.