Posted on 02/20/2021 7:10:48 PM PST by conservative98
Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, said on Friday that racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination are "very disturbing."
Fauci made the remark during an interview on MSNBC's "The ReidOut." He and host Joy Reid were discussing data that showed white populations were getting vaccinated at higher rates than communities of color.
"They're getting a double whammy against them. Not only do they have the propensity because of their jobs out in the community to get infected; they have the underlying conditions that make them more likely to get a serious outcome," Fauci said of the underserved populations. "The proportions that you showed are very disturbing."
While Fauci recognized a sense of "understandable vaccine hesitancy" among minority communities, he noted that it is important to actively expand vaccine access to those populations.
"We've got to really extend ourselves in the community to get the access to minority populations that they don't have," Fauci said, noting that President Biden has actively set up vaccination centers in areas heavily populated by minority communities.
Fauci also said he's been working to directly address vaccine hesitancy in communities of color.
"What we've been trying to do, and I take this very seriously, is extend yourself to the African American and Latino populations and explain to them that we totally respect why you're being hesitant," Fauci said. "But that history gets passed down, and you've go to say, look, we respect your concern, but these are the two or three reasons why you really need to get vaccinated, for your own health, for the health of your community and literally for the health of the entire nation."
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Boy you people are thick, MY WHOLE POINT WAS NONE OF THIS INFO WAS IN THE ARTICLE IN QUESTION! The article was meant to get SJWs riled up. Thanks for the info, which BTW I could care less about.
Majority of US citizens are white. Majority of older people are white. Majority of health care workers are white. So...
Who is waging the war on science?
video of her speaking in her own words on the page as well
I am nearing age 81, and got the first dose on 4th of February. Had zero reaction of any kind except soreness at the injection site which lasted 2 days.
Just came back from Treadmill and weight lifting daily routine at the gym. Have not noticed any drop in energy levels. I do the gym routine almost every day except on days when I mow the lawn with a push mower which is not self-propelled.
Most of the people who have received the covid-19 vaccines are over age 65, except healthcare workers. Last report I saw was 56 million people have received vaccines. 95% of seniors in Israel have already been inoculated.
I have not seen reports of millions of people in USA had any serious side effects from the vaccine. My wife is over 65 and was inoculated with me (about 3 weeks back). She is fighting stage-4 cancer for 3 years. She has also not displayed any unusual side effects from vaccine except soreness at the injection site for couple of days.
What I really want to see is what % of those inoculated came down with bad case of covid-19. That is the most worthwhile data number. But I just can’t find it anywhere. In the meanwhile death count of non-inoculated people continues to mount.
My guess is Gauci suffers from bad case of inferiority complex because he is short. People with such complex try to look important by getting in the news,
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