As officials make efforts to improve access to Covid-19 vaccines in the United States, some states are turning their focus to the vulnerable communities that have not yet deserved protection.
While the country’s vaccine rate is not at President Joe Biden’s optimistic level of 1.5 million views per day, the U.S. has recently gotten closer, having taken 1.3 million new views per day across the country. last week, according to federal data.
States initially raced to vaccinate their priority populations, often health care workers and people in long-term care facilities, followed by seniors and / or essential workers, with many states say demand for vaccines exceeded supply.
Now New York, with around 75% of hospital staff included, this is probably the first state to offer vaccination to people with two or more health conditions at the same time, regardless of they are old. The governor’s office listed cancer, kidney disease, lung disease and heart disease as some of the basic comorbidities and conditions the state uses to determine if it qualifies for the Covid-19 vaccine .
Gov. said. Andrew Cuomo also said Friday that the state is now vaccinating those in the prison system according to the same guidelines as the public.
And into Texas, the Houston Department of Health said Friday it will prioritize “vulnerable numbers” and “protected communities” because it will receive additional vaccine lots.
Houston executives said Saturday that publicly run hospitals serving the uninsured receive a smaller percentage of vaccine doses than private hospitals.
“If you want to address the difference, you need to send the doses to the centers that reach those regions,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said at a news conference.
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