vaccine equity Archives — Sahan Journal

The initial rollout of the COVID vaccine left out many immigrants and people of color. A year later, with Omicron case counts rocketing, health officials say administering booster shots will be essential.

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Minnesota made strides in 2021 to ensure vaccine equity.

Year Two of the pandemic: Which strategies helped Minnesota distribute vaccines equitably – and which didn’t.

Gift cards, flight vouchers, college-scholarship lotteries: Some Black health experts express second thoughts about Minnesota’s vaccine incentives.

Minnesota doesn’t know how many people with disabilities have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Advocates are using a federal grant to try to reach them.

Black and Latino people in Minneapolis are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at half the rate of white people. We asked Minnesota’s vaccine equity director what’s going on.

COVID-19 spreads quickly. So does social media information—and misinformation—about vaccine availability.

Letter to the Editor: Vaccinate people of color.

Everyone agrees people of color aren’t getting the COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. How bad the problem is, and what to do about it are less clear.

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