Prognosis
U.S. Lacks Race and Ethnic Data on Half of Covid Vaccine Recipients
- Low uptake also seen among workers at long-term care centers
- Equitable program requires more data, says task force chair
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The first detailed picture of the U.S. vaccination campaign shows low rates of shots for long-term care workers and wide gaps in data on the race and ethnicity of Americans getting the vaccine.
At more than 11,000 nursing facilities, a median of 78% of residents got at least one dose in the early weeks of a federal program run with CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Among staff, the equivalent level was 37.5% vaccinated, according to data released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.