Vaccine equity and the increasing efforts to reach minority communities State and national surveys show that minorities continue to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at rates substantially less than their white counterparts. Author: Kevin Reece Updated: 11:11 PM CST February 4, 2021 DALLAS — Faced with the stark reality that, both locally and nationwide, minorities are not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in numbers proportionate to their populations, city and county leaders are doubling government and community efforts to make sure everyone gets their place in line. "We need help. We need the churches, the PTA," said Dallas City Councilman Tennell Atkins shortly after returning from a Thursday COVID-19 vaccination registration drive at Singing Hills Recreation Center.