Feb 19, 2021 - 01:37 PM by Joy Lewis
With our nation’s COVID-19 vaccine administration rollout underway, policy influencers and advocacy groups are focusing on communities of color that have been disproportionately impacted by the fluctuating pandemic.
Over the last year, COVID-19 has laid bare long-standing health disparities compounded by significant COVID-19 testing, treatment and vaccine distribution inequities. The narrative that members of historically underrepresented and underserved communities are hesitant to get vaccines minimizes the reality that for many who want to receive the vaccine, access issues are a real and growing barrier.
“The Biden-Harris Administration is committed 100% to a vaccine strategy that is fair and equitable,” said Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Chair of the Administration’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. At a Feb. 18 virtual workshop hosted by the Black Coalition Against COVID-19, Nunez-Smith shared some k