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Blacks, Hispanics getting vaccinated at lower rates than whites Blacks, Hispanics getting vaccinated at lower rates than whites By Brandon Richard | January 30, 2021 at 5:55 PM CST - Updated January 30 at 6:26 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Data shows Blacks and Hispanics in the Mid-South are getting the COVID-19 vaccine at a much lower rate than whites, even though experts said the virus poses a greater threat to those communities. Early data suggests health officials have a lot of work to do reaching members of the Black and Hispanic communities. MORE: In Mississippi, Blacks make up nearly 40 percent of the population but only 17 percent of the people who have been vaccinated, according to data from the Mississippi State Department of Health.

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