Politics & Government
How Inequity Gets Built Into America’s Vaccination System
It's a fact that simply being eligible for a vaccine in America doesn't mean that you can instantly get one.
March 5, 2021
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
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It’s a fact that simply being eligible for a vaccine in America doesn’t mean that you can instantly get one. Yet the ability to get to the front of the line isn’t the same for everyone. ProPublica has found that, whether intentionally or not, some vaccine programs have been designed with inherent barriers that disadvantage many people who are most at risk of dying from the disease, exacerbating inequities in access to health care.
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