New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday shows that effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine is staying particularly strong.
Mirroring racial disparities among adults, children of color have borne the brunt of the pandemic's impacts as they have faced disproportionate infection and hospitalization rates, more barriers to vaccination, and increased threats to mental, social and academic growth,Research shows that Black, Hispanic and Asian children are significantly more likely to be infected, despite having lower rates of testing, according to the report.
The report points to a lack of available data on vaccination rates among children by race and ethnicity. But the data that is available conveys racial disparities, including white children having higher vaccination rates than Black children. After months of cajoling Americans to get immunized against the coronavirus, Biden took his strongest steps yet in areas where he has authority by announcing most federal workers and millions of federal contractors must be vaccinated.
Under the new system, countries will either be red or open. Turkey, Pakistan, the Maldives, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Oman, Bangladesh and Kenya were all removed from the red list this week.
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