African-Americans make up 16% of COVID-19 vaccinations in Mississippi

African-Americans make up 16% of COVID-19 vaccinations in Mississippi

NOW DOING TO TRY TO CHANGE THAT.HERE AT THE JACKSON HINESCOMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER.THERE’S A GROWING DEMAND FOR THECOVID VACCINE.THE DIRECTOR TELLS US THEPATIENTS HERE OVERWHELMINGLYAFRICAN AMERICAN ACTUALLY ROLLEDIT OUT STARTING TO ADMINISTERTHE VACCINE TO OUR PATIENTS LASTWEDNESDAY, I THINK ON THEHIGHEST STATE WE ADMINISTER 260VACCINE SO WE HAVE GIVENPROBABLY PROBABLY ABOUT ALMOST ATHOUSAND NURSE PRACTITIONERCANDACE CHILDREN SAYS THE CLINICHAS HAD TO TURN AWAY PEOPLE THEYRUN OUT OF THE VACCINE.WE KNOW THAT IT AFFECTS US WHENI SAY YES, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AREDISPROPORTIONTELY THEN IT DOESANYONE ELSE.SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE ONTHE SAFE SIDE IS STILL THE STATEHEALTH OFFICERS HAD ONLY 16% OFTHE VACCINE HAS GONE TOAFRICAN-AMERICANS.I’M SURE THERE’S MANY FACTORSTHAT GO INTO IT.DR. DARREN BURGESS HAS ONEPOSSIBLE REASON FOR THE LOWNUMBER FRONTLINE HEALTHCAREWORKERS GOT VACCINATED FIRST.WE KNOW THAT IN MISSISSIPPI.THERE ARE A LOWER AMOUNTAFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTHCAREWORKERS THAN POPULATION.DR. BURGESS WANTS TO SPREAD THEWORD.THE VACCINE IS SAFE.HE’S ONE OF THE PANELISTS FOR AWEDNESDAY NIGHT FACEBOOK LIVEVIRTUAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THETHAT THEY KNOW AND TRUSTRECEIVING THE VACCINATION ONETHING BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TOHEAR FROM THEM AND BE ABLE TOASK QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.THE CLINIC HAS A WAITING LISTWITH 400 NAMES ON IT THEDIRECTOR.HOPE TO GET A THOUSAND NEW DOSESOF THE VACCINE LATER THIS I