The racial disparity in COVID-19 vaccinations seems to be narrowing as compared with earlier this year, according to the latest CDC data.
Aug. 9, 2021 -- The racial disparity in COVID-19 vaccinations seems to be narrowing as compared with earlier this year.
During the past two weeks, people of color have been vaccinated with a first dose more than white people when compared to demographic percentages in the overall population, according to the. Race and ethnicity information is available for about 60% of people who have been vaccinated, the CDC reported.
At the same time, fewer white people were represented in vaccine numbers. White people make up 61% of the country’s population and accounted for 44% of those who received an initial vaccine dose during the past two weeks. “That narrowing may continue as the total number of vaccinations provided has increased in recent weeks,” she said., white people were more likely than Black and Hispanic people to get a shot earlier this year. The gap in numbers has been slowly closing in recent months, USA Today reported.
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