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African Americans and COVID-19: Part XXVI (Vaccines and Equity)

Vaccine Equity is the approach used by the city government in Atlanta, Georgia.
Vaccine Equity is the approach used by the city government in Atlanta, Georgia.

Advocates worry vaccines will be out of reach for Black and Hispanic neighborhoods devasted by COVID-19 (The Texas Tribune, 1/9/2021)

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/09/texas-coronavirus-vaccine-racial-inequality/

The Health 202: Team Biden is Scrambling to clarify its coronavirus vaccine distribution plan (The Washington Post, 1/12/2021)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/12/health-202-team-biden-is-scrambling-clarify-its-coronavirus-vaccine-distribution-plan/

COVID-19 vaccine rollout shouldn’t sacrifice equity for efficiency (USA Today, 1/17/2021)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/01/17/covid-vaccine-rollout-shouldnt-sacrifice-equity-efficiency-editorials-debates/4199906001/

Pennsylvania and Philadelphia officials expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution (WPVI-TV (Philadelphia, 1/19/2021

https://6abc.com/pennsylvania-expands-covid-19-vaccination-distribution-ages-65-or-older-anyone-16-years-old-with-medical-conditions/9813161/

Vaccine distribution is a mess. Time to call in the National Guard (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/21/2021)

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pa-covid-vaccine-national-guard-20210121.html

Vaccination site opens at Rochester church as state aims for equitable distribution (13 ABC WHAM (Rochester, New York), 1/25/2021)

https://13wham.com/news/local/vaccination-site-opens-at-rochester-church-as-state-aims-for-equitable-distribution

Age, race, and occupation: Penn’s experts weight in on order of vaccination distribution (The Daily Pennsylvanian, 1/25/2021)

https://www.thedp.com/article/2021/01/penn-faculty-covid-vaccine

4 Vaccine Rollout Challenges, According to Darden Health Care Expert (UVA today, 1/26/2021)

https://news.virginia.edu/content/4-vaccine-rollout-challenges-according-darden-health-care-expert

COVID-19 and Domestic Equity (Council on Foreign Relations, 1/26/2021)

https://www.cfr.org/conference-calls/covid-19-and-domestic-equity

Building robust and ethical vaccination verification systems (Brookings Institute, 1/26/2021)

https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/building-robust-and-ethical-vaccination-verification-systems/

Can You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine if You’re Undocumented (VERyWell Health, 1/28/2021)

https://www.verywellhealth.com/getting-covid-19-vaccine-undocumented-immigrant-5097402

Accelerating Digital Health to Achieve Equitable Delivery of the COVID-19 Vaccine (Health Affairs, 1/29/2021)

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210127.478657/full/

Vaccine clinics open in disenfranchised communities. Is it enough to bridge the gap? (Dayton 24/7/ Now, 1/29/2021)

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/vaccine-clinics-open-in-disenfranchised-communities-is-it-enough-to-bridge-the-gap

CSHD says they are working to make sure those disproportionately affected have equal access to vaccine (WHSV 3 (Staunton, Virginia), 1/29/2021)

https://www.whsv.com/2021/01/29/cshd-says-they-are-working-to-make-sure-those-disproportionately-affected-have-equal-access-to-vaccine/

AP Analysis: Racial Disparity seen in US vaccination drive (AP News, 1/30/2021)

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-health-coronavirus-pandemic-hispanics-d0746b028cf56231dbcdeda0fba24314

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