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Collected Item: “Disparities in Black Americans receiving the vaccine”

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Disparities in Black Americans receiving the vaccine

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As is common with many other facets of BIPOC receiving access to healthcare in westernized countries black people are falling behind their white counterparts in receiving the vaccine. Only 5.7% of black U.S. citizens have received the vaccine as compared to 11.3% of white U.S. citizens. The disparities reflect a general inability for black people to receive adequate care in the United States while white people are generally able to receive a higher level and more care. Vaccines are especially important with regard to COVID as it represents a path back to normal life. Black people are receiving the vaccine at a rate almost half of that of the next racial group.

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#HST494, #BlackVoices, #blackhistorymonth, #ArizonaStateUniversity

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@Apmresearch - twitter

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2021-02-25
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