Black Americans are becoming more open to getting vaccinated compared to earlier this year, but there is still some hesitation. Dr. Mallika Marshall reports.
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Feb. 28—U.S. Sen. Bob Casey this week said more than 170,000 residents and workers in long-term care settings have died From COVID-19, accounting for approximately 35 percent of deaths in the U.S. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, and fellow Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) are introducing legislation to curb the rising .
For weeks, Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been lauded for its speed, with praise for Gov. Ned Lamont and his administration coming from as high as the White House’s senior coronavirus advisor. And while Connecticut continues to lead in the overall percent of people who have been vaccinated, health officials and advocates say the state’s rollout to date has largely failed its .
Feb. 16—Early data regarding who's gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 in Connecticut shows a majority of the individuals inoculated so far are white. The state Department of Public Health released data last week showing that white residents are getting inoculated at about two times the rate as Black and Hispanic residents. While the data is preliminary, it confirms the existence of racial .