Federal vaccination data show mixed record on equity

NBC News / Comcast ^ | September 6, 2021 | By Jonathan

[Chicory]

Either that or withhold vaccines from white and “near-white” people until the numbers become “equitable.”

Guess letting people make their own decisions is no longer a thing.

[Chode]

pretty much

[Chode]

OH Yeah...

[Chode]

100%

[Vendome]

Oh, just FU.

Anyone who wants a jab can go to any CVS, Walgreens or other drug stores.

I drive by signs all over the place advertising jabs “Available Here”.

[WildHighlander57]

AppyPappy wrote:

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“Workers there told me blacks and hispanics aren’t getting the vax.”

That’s pretty much what we are seeing. It’s the reason we can’t fire people for not getting the vaccine. It would destroy our Diversity Initiative.”

What are the demographics of the folks that are having their jobs threatened (and some are at the ‘getting fired’ stage) because they haven’t gotten the shots?

[lepton]

Of the 4.6 million doses delivered to people whose race or ethnicity was reported

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That’s low enough a participation rate (those who reported), that the data is useless.

[AppyPappy]

Well, many are minorities because they are less likely to be vaxxed.
The news tells employers it will all be older white Trump supporters.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“””That’s pretty much what we are seeing. It’s the reason we can’t fire people for not getting the vaccine. It would destroy our Diversity Initiative.””””

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I like that insight.

[gitmo]

Kill off Whitey.

[ViLaLuz]

Equity...a false virtue.