New data from Louisiana’s Department of Health shows less than 10% of COVID-19 vaccines have gone to the state’s Black residents, and health experts say the state must address distrust to increase COVID-19 vaccination in Black communities. Louisiana released preliminary data about the more than 272,000 people in the state who have received one or both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine Friday, showing 9.86% of vaccines were administered to Black people, who make up 33% of the state’s population. Although the preliminary data shows an alarming disparity in vaccinations, direct comparisons to the state’s overall population are flawed because LDH has not released a breakdown of the demographics of the health care workers, long-term care facility residents or people over 70 who qualify to receive the vaccines.