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.
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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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JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi State Department of Health reported the daily COVID-19 case count in the state had risen by more than 800.
MSDH reported 811 new COVID-19 cases and 27 additional deaths Sunday.
Three new deaths were reported Jan. 29, including one in Lamar County. Another 24 deaths were discovered during a review of death certificates between Dec. 12-Jan. 25, including one each in Jasper and Jones counties.
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The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 811 new cases of the coronavirus and 27 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday.
Since the virus hit the state in March, a total of 275,001 cases and 6,045 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
More Mississippians have now died in January than any month since the state reported its first COVID-19 case in March.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths for January is 1,230, according to state data. The previous record for coronavirus-related deaths in a single month was 983 during December.
The Mississippi State Department of Health held a news conference regarding COVID-19 vaccine availability in the state. State health leaders said Mississippi typically receives a weekly allocation of 37,000 doses which will be increased to 43,000 along with the additional 9,000 doses. So far, 200,000 Mississippians have received the first dose of the vaccine. Patients […]