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Alabama
Montgomery: New statistics indicate a disproportionately small number of Black people are getting vaccinations against the coronavirus, a trend the state’s top health official said Friday shows the need to increase immunization efforts in the minority community. While demographic data compiled by the state has big gaps, with the race of tens of thousands of vaccine recipients not reported, Dr. Scott Harris said the numbers that are available show about 55% of vaccines have gone to white people so far compared to about 11% for Blacks. By comparison, Alabama’s population is about 27% Black, census figures show. Factors including hesitancy to accept the vaccine and the demographic makeup of groups that were allowed to receive vaccines during the earliest rounds could help account for the difference, Harris said. “This speaks a lot to our equity concerns. We know that African Americans are more likely to have serious illness or deat
More people seeking to get the COVID-19 vaccination will now have the opportunity as the health department has opened the eligibility to those over age 50 in the food and agriculture, education, and emergency services sectors starting Feb. 22.
California has few specifics on state vaccination system; rollout has been bumpy and chaotic
By Amy Taxin and Janie Har
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Gov. Newsom lays out plan to open mass vaccination site at Oakland Coliseum
Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Oakland on Wednesday along with local leaders where he laid out plans to open a mass vaccination site at the Oakland Coliseum.
SAN FRANCISCO - California continues to change up its coronavirus vaccine system with its top health officer on Tuesday suggesting revisions to who’s next in line for still-scarce doses as officials put together a still-murky statewide distribution and data collection system aimed at ensuring speed and equity.
Speaking by putting toe to tablet, Tim Jin says he feels abandoned by state leaders who have put priorities on age and employment for the COVID vaccine. “Why.