Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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On March 2, the 2021 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum recognized the people and groups recipients of the Partnerships of Distinction honor, as well as the CESF Collaboration Champion and Tracy Soska and John Wilds Outreach and Engagement Leadership awards. “Here at the University of Pittsburgh, our commitment to serve extends beyond our campus. We believe it is our responsibility to foster a culture of civic engagement by seeking to increase our societal impact. Simply put, we aspire to be a University that strengthens our communities locally, regionally and around the world,” said Kathy Humphrey, senior vice chancellor for engagement and secretary of the Board of Trustees, in introducing this year’s honorees.
As the Biden administration accelerates a plan to use pharmacies to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, significant areas of the country lack brick-and-mortar pharmacies capable of administering the protective shots.
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Black and Latino Americans confront many challenges to vaccinations.
A woman waits for her vaccination in Bates Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, the first day that Norton Healthcare offered shots in predominantly Black areas of the city.Credit.Jon Cherry/Getty Images
Feb. 18, 2021
Rates of vaccination in Black and Latino communities in New York are lower than rates in largely white communities, new data shows, the latest evidence that suggests they aren’t getting equal access to vaccines, even though they have been disproportionately been affected by the coronavirus.
The picture is hazy because accurate national data on race and ethnicity is lagging. But experts and leaders in these communities say the data shows that Black and Latino Americans are being vaccinated at lower rates because they face obstacles like language and technology barriers, disparities in access to medical facilities and getting to a site.