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NYC’s Rich Neighborhoods Get an Outsize Share of Covid Vaccines

10% of Upper East Side residents vaccinated, only 3% in Harlem
Inoculation drive speeds up; city gave 317,000 shots last week

A medical worker prepares the Moderna Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination site in the Bronx, New York on Feb. 10. — A medical worker prepares the Moderna Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination site in the Bronx, New York on Feb. 10.
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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By Henry Goldman

February 16, 2021 at 4:52 PM UTC

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New York City’s vaccines are disproportionately going to wealthier neighborhoods in Manhattan and Staten Island, according to data the city released Tuesday.

The disparities highlight the inequities of a vaccine drive that has already been criticized for what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called “profound” racial disparities.