Health officials in California say that despite the government’s Gavin News efforts to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine equally to nearly one million residents of the state, people in poorer communities receive the vaccine at a lower rate than those in affluent areas.
News has partnered with the federal government to set up mass vaccination sites in working-class neighborhoods in Auckland and Los Angeles. He has entrusted insurer Blue Shield to centralize California’s patchwork vaccination system, and has asked hospital chain Kaiser Permanente to help.
Nonetheless, community health center officials who are U.S. In serves as a safety net for the poor, focusing on health equality, they say they are not taking enough doses for their patients – the state is a very dangerous resident to vaccinate.
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In California, about 1,400 such centers provide free or low-cost services to approximately 7 million people, in many communities low-income families and some providers receiving Medicaid – known in California as Medi-Cal. Many of their clients speak a language other than English, work long hours and lack transportation.
Dr. Fischer Dr. Afren Talamanteze, chief operating officer of Altamaed Health Services, told the Associated Press that it was disappointing to see the initial dose go elsewhere while his patients continued to test positive for the virus.
“There are obvious inequalities every time there is limited equipment,” he said.
Most states are clamoring for limited vaccine supply routes, resulting in a hodgepodge of methods in the absence of a federal plan. California allocates vaccine doses by eligible groups, including teachers and farm laborers. Free has allowed everyone with the most resources to make rare vaccinations.
As California has stepped up vaccination efforts through mobile and pop-up clinics in churches, work sites and schools, state data show how fewer shots have gone to Latinos and Blacks than their population.
African Americans receive %% vaccine doses while they own %% of the state. Latino, which accounts for 39% of the state, has received 17% of the dose.
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Blue Shield officials say they plan to keep open health centers that are already administering the vaccine, but clinics are worried they will not get enough doses.
Health centers were initially seen in despair as there was a vaccine for health care workers in December. He then saw himself as a more affluent, internet savvy English speaker, with more time to navigate web portals and drive longer distances for visits to the Inoculation Arena.
When Orange County began opening large-scale vaccination sites in mid-January, community health centers also asked for doses, said Isabel Besera, chief executive of the Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers.
“We don’t have transportation. We don’t speak English. We don’t understand the technology you are asking us to use to register and get in line. So, can we comfortably vaccinate a population of 65 and over? Their own Facilities? ”She said.
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Jodi Wingo, interim president of the Community Health Association for Riverside and San Bernardino counties, said 500,000 of their patients are inoculated into member clinics. But now they are receiving a few dozen doses at a time.
“Everyone is working towards equity, even though it doesn’t seem right. Absolutely,” he said.
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