In the US, Los Angeles County in California is now facing problems like low vaccination rates in clusters of ethnic minority communities as well as a shortage of vaccine supplies in their battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
At a briefing held by Ethnic Media Services and the Los Angeles County Joint Information Center on Thursday, such situations were deliberated.
County officials showed great concern about the unequal vaccine distribution among different ethnic groups. The vaccination rate for Latinos and African-Americans is much lower than that of Caucasians.
According to the data provided by the Department of Public Health in Los Angeles County, 23.1% of Latinx and 5.4% of African-Americans have received at least one dose of vaccine