Nearly 3/4 shots administered at the federal government's Covid vaccination center in Cleveland went into white arms, according to site-by-site data provided exclusively to NBCNews by the FEMA.
“During the mission, our intentional, evidenced-based and consistent decision-making advanced equity," FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a statement to NBC News."We moved fast to deliver vaccines to underserved communities in collaboration with our federal, state, local, territorial and tribal nation partners. Our country is in a better place now because of it, especially as we continue to support our partners in their localized efforts to increase vaccination levels.
The federal vaccination centers were set up to supplement state-run operations by making shots more readily available to the most socially vulnerable populations. The risk of severe illness or death from Covid is greater in certain communities of color — including among Black and Hispanic populations — because of disparities in the health system,While the share of vaccine doses administered to people of color at federal centers across the country exceeded their shares of the U.S.
"It was after FEMA came to the area and modeled that system," she said."That helped ease the concerns of the state. After FEMA left, the state was convinced by the results that was the way to go."Virginia's federal vaccination program, centered at Norfolk's Military Center Mall, administered 87,333 shots beginning on the last day of March.
Officials on the ground in Oakland were surprised to hear that Asian Americans accounted for nearly 30 percent of vaccinations in the city's federal vaccination program — about double their share of the population — while Black people, at 6 percent, and Hispanic people, at 19.7 percent, were far below their respective shares of 23.8 percent and 27 percent of city residents.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Asia markets set for mixed open following big miss in U.S. jobs dataU.S. jobs data released Friday came in far short of expectations, with the economy adding just 235,000 positions.
Read more »
European markets head for mixed open after U.S. jobs missEuropean stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Monday as investors digest jobs data from the U.S. last Friday which was far short of expectations.
Read more »
Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December -NikkeiJapan will issue online COVID-19 vaccination certificates from December, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday.
Read more »
U.S. hits 40 million Covid cases as delta variant spreadsThe United States logged 40 million Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, as the fourth wave brought on by the delta variant continues to spread throughout the country.
Read more »
Jeremy Kyle lauds love of his life fiancée's help to get him back on his feetThe Jeremy Kyle Show was cancelled in 2019 after a guest died just days after recording an episode
Read more »
Already vaccinated against Covid-19? Experts say you're protected, even without a booster shotHealth experts are reinforcing the point that full vaccination remains highly effective against severe illness and death caused by Covid-19, as federal regulators consider the possibility of authorizing a third dose.
Read more »