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Inland Communities of Color Receiving Vaccinations at Slower Rate, Data Shows – Press Enterprise ___ 2/4/2021 Inland communities of color receiving vaccinations at slower rate, data shows – Press Enterprise ___ NEWS •• News Inland communities of color receiving vaccinations at slower rate, data shows Victorville resident Marvin Abella, 32, receives his second vaccination shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine by licensed vocational nurse Mayra Aceves at Arroyo Valley High School in San Bernardino on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. 500 second doses were scheduled to be given out Thursday with another 500 scheduled for Friday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) By DEEPA BHARATH || [email protected] || OrangeOrange CountyCounty Register PUBLISHED: February 3, 2021 at 6:42 p.m. || UPDATED:UPDATED: February 3, 2021 at 6:42 p.m. https://www.pe.com/2021/02/03/inland-communities-of-color-receiving-vaccinations-at-slower-rate-data-shows/?utm_medium=social&utm_c… 1/8 2/4/2021 Inland communities of color receiving vaccinations at slower rate, data shows – Press Enterprise Communities of color are behind when it comes to being vaccinated for the coronavirus, a disparity Inland Empire officials say they are working to address. In Riverside County, where 50% of the population is Latino, for example, only 17.9% of those who have been vaccinated are Latino while 44.9% are White, county officials said Wednesday, Feb. 3. Meanwhile, 4.1% of the total number of vaccinations administered have been given to African Americans and 10.7% toto AsianAsian Americans,Americans, whichwhich eacheach representrepresent aboutabout 6.5%6.5% ofof thethe countyʼscountyʼs population. Native American and Pacific Islander residents, who represent 0.8% and 0.3% of the population, respectively, account for 0.6% and 0.7% of thosethose vaccinated.vaccinated. San Bernardino County officials said Wednesday they donʼt have a demographic breakdown for vaccinations, but are working to cull the data fromfrom thethe stateʼsstateʼs database.database. To keep communities of color better informed about the pandemic, safety measures and vaccine distribution, several community partners collaborated toto launchlaunch thethe Inland Empire Media Roundtable Wednesday.Wednesday. The first Zoom briefing featured public information officers from Riverside and San Bernardino counties as well as the Riverside County Public Health Department who answered questions from representatives of several media outlets representing communities of color, specifically Black, Latino and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. https://www.pe.com/2021/02/03/inland-communities-of-color-receiving-vaccinations-at-slower-rate-data-shows/?utm_medium=social&utm_c… 2/8 2/4/2021 Inland communities of color receiving vaccinations at slower rate, data shows – Press Enterprise Fontana resident Karen Ho, 59, receives her second vaccination shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine by licensed vocational nurse Mayra Aceves at Arroyo Valley High School in San Bernardino on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. 500 second doses were scheduled to be given out Thursday with another 500 scheduled for Friday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Overcoming challenges Riverside County has had its share of challenges reaching out and getting its message to communities of color, but is now trying to do so through community partners including nonprofits and faith leaders, said Jose Arballo Jr., a spokesman for the Riverside County Department of Public Health. The county has administered 127,000 doses of the vaccine and a majority of those who have received them are White, he said. “Latinos, Asian Americans and African American people have not been served as well as we would have liked, and weʼre working to change that,” Arballo said at the Roundtable meeting Wednesday. The county has reached Latino farm workers in the Coachella Valley by holding threethree communitycommunity clinics,clinics, includingincluding oneone atat thethe OurOur LadyLady ofof SoledadSoledad RomanRoman Catholic Church, said county spokeswoman Brooke Federico. The countyʼs 211 call center is available to register people who donʼt have access to the Internet, donʼt know how to use it or donʼt speak English, she said. While the average wait time on the phone line this week has been an hour, the county is working on hiring more people to take calls and cut wait times, Federico said. https://www.pe.com/2021/02/03/inland-communities-of-color-receiving-vaccinations-at-slower-rate-data-shows/?utm_medium=social&utm_c… 3/8 2/4/2021 Inland communities of color receiving vaccinations at slower rate, data shows – Press Enterprise San Bernardino County has set up a dedicated phone line, which is staffed 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. County spokesman David Wert said Wednesday officials are looking to open up the line, which gets about 2,000 calls a day, during the weekends as well. The number is 909-387-3911. Officials said the Inland Empire has way more eligible people than vaccines right now. “Itʼs very hard to predict from one week to next how many doses we get,” Wert said, adding that San Bernardino County is planning to open a vaccination supersite Thursday,Thursday, Feb.Feb. 4,4, atat thethe OntarioOntario ConventionConvention CenterCenter andand anotheranother vaccination clinic in Victorville that will include an agreement with the transit authority to provide free transportation to seniors who may need it. Access and information The percentage of Latinos who have been getting vaccinated in Riverside County has been going down steadily in recent weeks, especially after the state said only thosethose 6565 andand olderolder cancan bebe vaccinatedvaccinated,, saidsaid KarthickKarthick Ramakrishnan,Ramakrishnan, director of UC Riversideʼs Center for Social Innovation. “When you prioritize speed, equity suffers,” he said. “People who may not have a broadband connection or someone who may not have the ability to take time off work suffer the most. Everyone is talking about vaccine hesitancy. But what we should be talking about is access.” Ramakrishnan, who is a strategic partner in the Roundtable initiative, said public officials must take the first step, as Riverside County did, to acknowledge inequities in vaccine distribution in order to find solutions to the problem. https://www.pe.com/2021/02/03/inland-communities-of-color-receiving-vaccinations-at-slower-rate-data-shows/?utm_medium=social&utm_c… 4/8 2/4/2021 Inland communities of color receiving vaccinations at slower rate, data shows – Press Enterprise Kaiser Permanente’s Dwayne Millsaps, Respiratory Therapist gets a Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from LVN Rachel Bentley, ambulatory care, during Kaiser’s “Fabulous First” vaccines at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Riverside on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press- Enterprise/SCNG) Finding solutions In the Latino community, the issue has been something as simple as people not having an email account, said Luz Gallegos, community programs director at Perris-based Training Occupational Development Educating Communities (TODEC)(TODEC) LegalLegal Center,Center, whichwhich servesserves migrantmigrant communitiescommunities inin thethe InlandInland Empire and Imperial County. The center is one of the countyʼs community partners to help reach out to Latino residents. “Weʼve mainly been helping people register and provide an email address,” Gallegos said. Her group is also busy debunking myths, dispelling fears and addressing misinformation among the largely-immigrant community, Gallegos said. “One big myth is that the Trump administration is tracking people with chips in vaccines and there was another one that the vaccine could kill people with underlying conditions,” she said. “They get this misinformation largely from rumors in the community or social media like Facebook or WhatsApp.” https://www.pe.com/2021/02/03/inland-communities-of-color-receiving-vaccinations-at-slower-rate-data-shows/?utm_medium=social&utm_c… 5/8 2/4/2021 Inland communities of color receiving vaccinations at slower rate, data shows – Press Enterprise Communication can be a significant challenge in Black communities in the Inland Empire as well, said Michelle Burroughs, director of community engagement and outreach at the UC Riverside School of Medicineʼs Center for Healthy Communities. “The community doesnʼt understand when itʼs going to be their turn,” she said. “Health officials need to find trusted outlets to disseminate information about thethe vaccines.vaccines. ItIt maymay bebe faithfaith organizations,organizations, communitycommunity centers,centers, thethe locallocal paperpaper or social media. Not everyone listens to the news or tunes in to city council meetings.” County officials should also find multiple ways for people to secure vaccination appointments, Burroughs said. “Donʼt have online appointments only,” she said. “Have a way for them to call in toto scheduleschedule anan appointment.”appointment.” Newsroom Guidelines News Tips Contact Us Report an Error Coronavirus Update Stay up to date on the latest coronavirus coverage in your area, right in your inbox Enter your email to sign up SIGN UP Tags: Coronavirus,, Coronavirus vaccine,, public health,, Top Stories PE Deepa Bharath | Reporter Deepa Bharath covers religion for The Orange County Register and the Southern California Newspaper Group. Her work is focused on how religion, race and ethnicity shape our understanding of what it is to be American and https://www.pe.com/2021/02/03/inland-communities-of-color-receiving-vaccinations-at-slower-rate-data-shows/?utm_medium=social&utm_c…
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