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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It’s a Catch 22.
If blacks don’t get the shots, it’s racism because of white supremacy, or privilege, or something.
If blacks do get the shots, then they’re claiming they are being used as lab animals to test the vaccine which is racist.
So either way, if they get the vaccine or don’t get the vaccine, it’s due to racism.
There’s simply no way to win in this situation.
And the Hispanic will be counted as white when the situation demands it, like if a Hispanic man shoots a black teen who is trying to bash his skull in.
not this whitey.....I’ll move to the back of the bus....
I have gotten tested for COVID-19, but only because one of my co-workers got it, and because shortly before I learned about that I had been at a family gathering that included my parents who are both in their late 70’s. They never said so, but I’m sure it made them a little nervous that I had been exposed.
That said, I tested negative. And I will hold out on getting vaccinated until the bitter end.
Well, given that Gates is behind these vaccines, and is a eugenicist in the same vein of Margaret Sanger, only moreso.
And given that he and Fauci have been ‘thick as thieves’ throughout this debacle, I assume that Fauci is of similar philosophy.
And as we have been warned by many that a possible, maybe probable, side effect of the MRNA vaccins is sterility...
I can therefore assume that the real reason that Fauci is upset that mostly white people are getting the vaccine is that he is a little upset that darker skinned people aren’t getting the as much opportunity for sterility as white people are.
The majority of people buying real whole milk ice cream are WHITE!
Now, I'll accept that MSNBC's regular viewing audience may be lacking in basic math skills and it would cause a degree of confusion and self-doubt to a portion of the viewers . .
. . but . . how about letting the rest of us who have a basic understanding of statistics see the numbers on which Dr. Fauci builds his case that "they [communities of color] 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?"
Are we talking about something over 12% of those diagnosed as having COVID-19 fall into this racial subset?
Then let's see the numbers.
And let's see the "underlying conditions" that make them "more likely" to get a "serious outcome."
Would those conditions be perhaps sickle cell anemia or drug addiction? Not passing judgment, but it's something that needs to be known.
And would a "serious outcome" be death, by chance?
Well, why don't you say so, Doctor?
When you spout generalizations instead of numbers, many people will automatically question your intent.
Are you trying to right a wrong, or are you just painting with a broad brush intentionally hoping your audience will conclude as you have without a dime of doubt.
Your numbers, please. Let's all see them.
63% of vaccine recipients are white*. Non-hispanic white people make up 62% of the population.
(*Judging from the massive number of people recorded being of multiple races, apparently most Hispanics are being recorded as multi-racial, which is correct.)
As a delivery driver I should refuse to service POC until I get the vaccine.
Tuskegee II?
Ok. Let’s play.
Serious. Give ALL the damn shots to minorities.
I triple dog dare you, Falsi.
I went to an event where literally hundreds of people got vaccinated. First round of Pfizer. Very efficient and well organized. There were lots white people including me but there were lots of black hispanic and Asian people as well. It was a very diverse group. If non white people aren’t getting it, they may not want it. Ever think of that Dr Fauci?
Oh, right... Sorry!
Regards,
"Look," Fauci continued, "we understand why you minority folks would be hesitant to allow us 'White Devils' to inject this untested trial experimental substance into your bodies, but: Trust us, please!"
Regards,
So how is that disturbing considering that most people in the US are in fact white. Are they not supposed to get the vaccine? Did Fauci skip it?
They moaned about the fact that Africa was not getting the covid, which they didn't get because they are on HCQ because of malaria.
This makes them bonafide racists.
FF
Joy Reid said wealthy folks were driving across town once a vaccination site opened up crowding out the locals. She didn’t say where this was happening. The states control the rollout of the vaccination. My elderly parents scheduled their shots via the phone. There was no jumping to the front of the line for them. The way I read the chart in the video is whites are being vaccinated at a higher rate. I looked at my state’s vaccination rollout and it has similar numbers. Our state is offering vaccinations to those over 65 and front line people. I believe they just opened it up to people under 65 if they have serious health issues. I would imagine most of the country is at this stage. So what causing the disparity? Is it elderly white folks cutting in line or elderly minorities deciding not to get the vaccine?
Dr. Fauci is disturbing. He has done nothing to help the American people fight the Virus. He changes his mind daily which is fine but his decisions do not help the Covid infected patient.
Everything is racist, to this dip wad.
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