<p>On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member JB Smiley Jr. says the health department needs “boots on the ground” in Black communities to remedy a racial disparity in who is getting the COVID-19 vaccines.</p>

On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member JB Smiley Jr. says the health department needs “boots on the ground” in Black communities to remedy a racial disparity in who is getting the COVID-19 vaccines.

<p>On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member JB Smiley Jr. says the health department needs&nbsp;“boots on the ground” in Black communities to remedy a racial disparity in who is getting the COVID-19 vaccines.</p>

S3E13: Smiley says racial disparity in vaccine distribution demands "boots on the ground"

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