A group of health and racial equity & civil rights orgs calling for the collection and release of disaggregated COVID-19 data.
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Our nation is failing to vaccinate Black Americans, even though they are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. We need to build a better, more equitable health system. politico.com/news/2021/06/07…
Tragically, the true number of lives lost to COVID-19 is far greater than reported. According to new estimates, it could be more than 900,000. npr.org/sections/coronavirus… How could our health system possibly miss hundreds of thousands of deaths?
Our nation's vaccine rollout is chugging along, but Black and Brown communities are still being left behind. We need to keep up efforts to make our health system more equitable. denverpost.com/2021/04/26/co…
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People and communities of color entered this pandemic at a significant disadvantage due to historic and ongoing racism and discrimination. rwjf.ws/3skRUUu
The truth is out: The Trump administration cheered on efforts to undermine the data on COVID-19. washingtonpost.com/health/20… Let's be clear. Partisan politics have no place in science.
Big news! The @CDCgov director has declared racism a serious public health threat. npr.org/2021/04/08/985524494…
That's exactly right. Now we need action to address it.
Yes! Great story in @MSTODAYnews about how local communities can help reduce inequities in our vaccine rollout mississippitoday.org/2021/04…
We are thrilled the Biden administration has committed billions of dollars to vaccine equity. The momentum for a fairer, more equitable health system is growing -- and we must keep it up. cbsnews.com/news/biden-covid…
Across the country, vaccines aren't reaching Black people. It's an absolute failure of our health system. npr.org/sections/coronavirus…
Check out our senior adviser @doccrearperry answering questions about our vaccine rollout! greaterthancovid.org/theconv…
Yet more evidence of the rampant inequities in our vaccine rollout. When will finally see change?
time.com/5942884/covid-19-va…
Senate lawmakers are moving to reduce inequities in our COVID-19. This is precisely the type of action we need in Washington -- nbcnews.com/politics/congres…
WMC member @TheUIHI just released a sobering report: Our nation is utterly failing to track COVID-19 data for Native people. Read the full report here: uihi.org/projects/data-genoc…
Today at 2:30 ET, Coalition member @echohawkd3 is speaking with the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis about inequities in our pandemic response. Tune in here! youtube.com/covidoversight
This is horrifying... We. Need. A. New. Health. System.
At least 83% of Alabama's Black population lived in counties where life expectancy among Black people did not meet age requirements for vaccine eligibility, according to a CNN analysis. cnn.it/37eMmCq
We just released a statement calling for accurate, comprehensive racial and ethnic data on COVID-19 Vaccinations. From WMC senior adviser @doccrearperry:
The sliver of data that is available shows that communities of color are falling behind in vaccinations. That’s outrageous. Fueled by systemic racism, it’s abundantly clear that people of color are disproportionately getting COVID-19 and dying from it.