Posted By Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal on Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 7:00 AM click to enlarge Photo by Jake Zuckerman A Columbus Fire Department member dons gloves while working at a mass vaccination site at the Celeste Center in Columbus
Of more than 1.8 million Ohioans who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, only 5.6% went to Black Ohioans, who comprise about 13% of the population.
The inequity is the latest example of disparate health outcomes in the state and nation along racial lines.
The math is slightly worse among the nearly 1 million Ohioans who are fully vaccinated, mostly by two-dose vaccines: Just 5% of them are Black.
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Scarce national vaccine supply leads to frustration as local residents scramble to get shots Jordan Laird
Getting a coronavirus vaccine in Ohio can feel like a frustrating free-for-all for Dayton-area residents and experts say the distribution system is not likely to change drastically any time soon.
Vaccine supply is likely to remain scarce for weeks or months at a national level, thus supply is scarce in Ohio. That means vaccine appointments go fast and not every eligible Ohioan can get the shot as soon as they’d like, though local providers are getting their limited allotments out within a week of receipt.
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