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Category: Vaccine equity

Posted inVaccine equity

First up for COVID vaccine: 75 and older. The average Black person in Shelby County doesn’t live that long

by Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein February 12, 2021May 17, 2023

As the virus’s death toll climbs to more than 460,000 nationwide, policymakers around the country struggle to inject equity into vaccination policies.

Posted inCoronavirus

COVID vaccine inequality: No internet? No appointment

by Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein January 15, 2021May 17, 2023
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