Chicago reports improvement in COVID vaccine distribution efforts among city's Black and Latino

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Chicago reports improvement in COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts among city’s Black and Latino population

The city has improved its vaccination record among minority groups since December, when Chicago began receiving doses for distribution. White people initially were receiving roughly 60% of doses per week, a figure that’s dropped to about 40% in the past week as city officials pushed efforts to promote the vaccine in Black and Latino neighborhoods, city officials said.

“We still have a long way to go,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledged at a news conference on the Southwest Side, where she also received her second dose of the vaccine. “But this incredible progress is a direct result of our equity-based approach to responding to COVID-19 since day one, which we have carried forward throughout our vaccination strategy.”

Last month, Lightfoot unveiled a plan for Chicago to increase the number of doses for mostly South and West side communities while partnering with local groups on a U.S. census-style outreach plan.

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