Opinion: Vaccine equity: If we build it, will they come?
In partnership with the federal government, California launched two massive Covid-19 vaccination sites this week. One is at Cal State LA in East Los Angeles, a community deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. I hope these new sites will make it easier for Angelenos to get vaccinated. But I still wonder: If we build it, will those from historically underserved communities come?
As a physician specializing in infectious diseases, I’ve studied the geographic and social factors associated with Covid-19 health disparities in Los Angeles. I also understand the vital role vaccines play in ending the Covid-19 pandemic. We currently have two vaccines that are safe and more than 90% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19, with several promising vaccine candidates in the pipeline.
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