Less than 2 percent of people who have been vaccinated in San Diego County are Black, data show
Black residents make up nearly 5 percent of the county’s population and account for 4,875 cases per 100,000 residents. That’s higher than rates among White and Asian residents but lower than rates among Latinos and Pacific Islanders.
The county has said it is placing vaccination sites in areas with large minority populations that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
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The county operates vaccination superstations in La Jolla, Chula Vista, La Mesa, San Marcos and Del Mar as well as some smaller operations. Its first mass immunization site near Petco Park will close permanently Saturday.
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There is no shortage of opportunities to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Wichita, with health officials in Sedgwick County setting up a series of mass vaccination sites, with events at public libraries, the county extension office and even the city s downtown basketball arena. When I m talking to the nurses . they ll say Maggie, no, we only saw three or four Black folks today, Thompson said. One lady said I ve probably given a hundred shots and I had one Black man. And that s when I thought We need to do something about this. What is it going to take?
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