Left: Dot Density map of race by census block group for the city of Chicago where 1 dot is representative of 5 people; Right: ‘Heat Map’ showing density of vaccination sites that are open to the community (i.e. not ‘patients only’ sites). The dark blue shows highest density of vaccination sites while light blue shows lower density of sites. Source: NHGIS IPUMS and Chicago Data Portal New Maps Highlight Inequitable Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines Casey Kalman, Research Associate, Center for Science and Democracy | March 9, 2021, 7:00 am EDT This post is a part of a series on When the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use in the US, many breathed a sigh of relief. Finally a light of hope was shining through the fog of uncertainty that had surrounded us since the beginning of the pandemic. But it’s now March 2021 and as the pandemic stretches towards the one-year mark, vaccines are not getting to the communities who need them most.