As more Illinois residents get vaccinated against COVID-19, Cook County officials said half of its six suburban mass vaccination locations will close permanently Thursday. The need for a centralized rollout has given way to a new strategy of meeting hard-to-reach residents where they are, so the Tinley Park, South Holland and River Grove mass vaccination centers will be “consolidating” into .
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As eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine opens up for all Hoosiers, those who identify as white and Asian are taking the lead in getting vaccinated while some minority groups are falling behind.
According to the state’s vaccine dashboard, 6% of available vaccines have been claimed by those who identify as Black in Indiana. Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows just 22% of those who are Black have been vaccinated in the state.
While COVID-19 has affected all of the nation regardless of race, Black people are being hospitalized almost three times more than white people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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