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Section 18: Worcester County
Subject: Woke Worcester Msg# 1129461

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Jack Layman

Joined 2/25/2018

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Daria Uhlig (Read)

Joined 8/28/2010

The Washington Post, really ?

For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
There's a story behind every set of data, and this article does a superb job of telling it. But nowhere does it dismiss the disparity as "poor choice" or dismiss racism as a factor contributing to these individuals' hesitancy.

>>An examination of city and federal vaccination data and interviews with more than 20 researchers, doctors, health officials and residents in the nation’s sixth-largest city opens a window onto the missteps and misunderstandings, the legacy and loss that have fostered the disproportionate pain of death and disease in communities of color. Coronavirus immunizations are the latest iteration of the pandemic’s unequal burden.
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>>To help gain a deeper understanding of vaccination efforts in Philadelphia, Nwakanma, at the request of The Washington Post, recorded an audio journal documenting her experiences in the emergency room in the days leading up to the final mass community vaccination clinic run by the world-renowned academic medical center in late May. The accounts sketch a portrait of how environmental, economic and political factors entwine, putting Black people at higher risk of chronic conditions that leave immune systems vulnerable while fueling the misinformation, mistrust and fear that leave them unprotected.
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A higher percentage of people of color say they intend to get the vaccine than have gotten it, suggesting that many are waiting to get it or have barriers to getting it despite the that's been done to make the vaccines accessible.

Not so among other groups. Republicans, for instance. According a The Wall Street Journal article, 80% of Democrats had received at least one vaccine dose by the June 6 publication date and only about half of Republicans had. A Marist poll done last month found that 41% of Republicans vs. 5% of Democrats say they will not get vaccinated...

Is the story behind those data sets as simple as Republicans making poorer choices than Democrats?

>>https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/27/why-black-americans-arent-being-vaccinated/

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