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. 2021 Aug;8(4):799-802.
doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01051-2. Epub 2021 May 4.

Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution: Moving to a Race Conscious Approach for a Racially Disparate Problem

James H Johnson Jr  1 , Jeanne Milliken Bonds  1 , Allan M Parnell  2 , Cedric M Bright  3
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Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution: Moving to a Race Conscious Approach for a Racially Disparate Problem

James H Johnson Jr et al. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Strikingly ignoring the critical impact of systemic racism in vulnerabilities to the deadly coronavirus, phase one of the vaccine rollout is not reaching the Black population that has suffered the most from COVID. An urgent need exists for a race-conscious approach that ensures equitable opportunities to both access and receive the vaccines.

Keywords: Blacks; COVID-19; Comorbidities; Hyper-segregation; Legacy pollutants; Poverty; Race-blind vaccine rollout; Reputational equity.

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