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Black and Poor Left Behind in Florida’s vaccine rollout: CBS MoneyWatch took a deep dive into Florida's vaccine rollout, comparing vaccinations rates with demographics on income and race across the state's 67 counties.
As Florida scrambles to vaccinate residents of the state against COVID-19, a key determinant in whether people are able to get a shot is whether they live in an area that is predominantly White and wealthy. One factor seemingly not playing much of a role: the number of COVID-19 cases in that area.
Here are their key findings:
- As of February 7, residents of Florida's top 10 counties with the highest percentage of White residents were 80% more likely to have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine than those who live in top 10 counties where non-Hispanic Whites make up the smallest percentage of the total population.
- Residents of Florida's 10 counties with the highest incomes had a vaccination rate of 9% — that's nearly double the 5% vaccination rate of people living in the state's 10 poorest counties. Statewide, the first-dose vaccination rate for Floridians is 6%.
- Publix, the supermarket chain, is the main pharmacy provider of vaccines in Florida. In Broward County — which has a population of nearly 2 million and is among the state's districts with the highest percentage of Black residents — not one of the more than 50 Publix locations in the county has begun to provide COVID-19 vaccinations. Boca Raton — a wealthier and whiter city in Palm Beach County, with one-twentieth the population of Broward — has 10 Publix locations offering the vaccine.
New CDC Guidelines About School Safety
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/12/967033554/cdc-offers-clearest-guidance-yet-for-reopening-schools
However…
…a new CDC survey of nearly 4,000 middle- and high-schoolers released this week shows how inconsistent mask use can be among older students (13-21). "Approximately 65% of students reported that fellow students wore a mask 'all the time' in the classroom and in hallways or stairwells." But mask use dropped precipitously elsewhere, from just 42% on school buses and 40% in restrooms to 36% in the cafeteria (when not eating).
On this Day: – On this day in Black History, February 16, 1923, Bessie Smith made her first recording, “Down Hearted Blues," which sold 800,000 copies for Columbia Records. Give a listen at https://youtu.be/go6TiLIeVZA
Also On this Day… February 16, 1874 – Frederick Douglass elected president of Freedman’s Bank and Trust. This Sunday, while many of us celebrated Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1818: is also the Day the U.S. Observes Frederick Douglass’ Birthday. Douglass said, "If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters."
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By United Teachers of DadeBlack and Poor Left Behind in Florida’s vaccine rollout: CBS MoneyWatch took a deep dive into Florida's vaccine rollout, comparing vaccinations rates with demographics on income and race across the state's 67 counties.
As Florida scrambles to vaccinate residents of the state against COVID-19, a key determinant in whether people are able to get a shot is whether they live in an area that is predominantly White and wealthy. One factor seemingly not playing much of a role: the number of COVID-19 cases in that area.
Here are their key findings:
- As of February 7, residents of Florida's top 10 counties with the highest percentage of White residents were 80% more likely to have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine than those who live in top 10 counties where non-Hispanic Whites make up the smallest percentage of the total population.
- Residents of Florida's 10 counties with the highest incomes had a vaccination rate of 9% — that's nearly double the 5% vaccination rate of people living in the state's 10 poorest counties. Statewide, the first-dose vaccination rate for Floridians is 6%.
- Publix, the supermarket chain, is the main pharmacy provider of vaccines in Florida. In Broward County — which has a population of nearly 2 million and is among the state's districts with the highest percentage of Black residents — not one of the more than 50 Publix locations in the county has begun to provide COVID-19 vaccinations. Boca Raton — a wealthier and whiter city in Palm Beach County, with one-twentieth the population of Broward — has 10 Publix locations offering the vaccine.
New CDC Guidelines About School Safety
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/12/967033554/cdc-offers-clearest-guidance-yet-for-reopening-schools
However…
…a new CDC survey of nearly 4,000 middle- and high-schoolers released this week shows how inconsistent mask use can be among older students (13-21). "Approximately 65% of students reported that fellow students wore a mask 'all the time' in the classroom and in hallways or stairwells." But mask use dropped precipitously elsewhere, from just 42% on school buses and 40% in restrooms to 36% in the cafeteria (when not eating).
On this Day: – On this day in Black History, February 16, 1923, Bessie Smith made her first recording, “Down Hearted Blues," which sold 800,000 copies for Columbia Records. Give a listen at https://youtu.be/go6TiLIeVZA
Also On this Day… February 16, 1874 – Frederick Douglass elected president of Freedman’s Bank and Trust. This Sunday, while many of us celebrated Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1818: is also the Day the U.S. Observes Frederick Douglass’ Birthday. Douglass said, "If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters."