{"id":11502,"date":"2021-02-19T14:18:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=11502"},"modified":"2021-02-19T15:09:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T20:09:40","slug":"u-s-house-select-subcommittee-on-the-coronavirus-crisis-ensuring-equity-in-coronavirus-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/02\/19\/u-s-house-select-subcommittee-on-the-coronavirus-crisis-ensuring-equity-in-coronavirus-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis: Ensuring Equity In Coronavirus Vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ensuring Equity In Coronavirus Vaccinations<\/h2>\n
Event Date: Friday, February 19, 2021 – 2:30pm<\/a><\/div>\n
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Washington, D.C. <\/b>\u2014 On Friday, February 19, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. ET, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis<\/a>, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, will hold a video briefing with public health experts<\/a> to examine the steps that must be taken to ensure coronavirus vaccinations are administered equitably.<\/p>\n

Under the Trump Administration, the early vaccine rollout advantaged wealthier communities over communities of color, low-income communities, and rural communities, even though members of these communities are contracting and dying from the coronavirus at disproportionate rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Biden Administration has already taken critical steps to increase equity in vaccines, including sending doses to Community Health Centers.  Congress must build on this progress by passing the President\u2019s American Rescue Plan, which will fund a comprehensive national vaccination campaign that includes community vaccination centers and mobile vaccination sites to reach underserved communities, as well as provide funds for public health departments to hire 100,000 public health workers whose duties will include vaccine outreach.<\/p>\n

This briefing will address these and other steps that must be taken to ensure vulnerable communities receive equitable access to vaccines and to combat vaccine hesitancy in these communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
WHAT:  <\/b><\/td>\nSelect Subcommittee Briefing on \u201cEnsuring Equity in Coronavirus Vaccinations\u201d
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WHEN:<\/b><\/td>\n2:30 p.m. ET on Friday, February 19, 2021
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WHO:<\/b><\/td>\nDr. Helene D. Gayle<\/b>
\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer
\nThe Chicago Community Trust<\/p>\n

Abigail Echo-Hawk<\/b>
\nChief Research Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board
\nDirector, Urban Indian Health Institute<\/p>\n

Frankie Miranda<\/b>
\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer
\nHispanic Federation<\/p>\n

Lathran Woodard<\/b>
\nChief Executive Officer
\nSouth Carolina Primary Health Care Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

WATCH:  <\/b><\/td>\nLivestream will be available here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Urban Indian Health Institute (Washington State)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n