COVID-19 :
“I am committed to social and racial justice in the distribution of this vaccine,” Andrew Cuomo said in a video message.
The governor of New York, United States (USA), Andrew Cuomo, assured this Sunday that he will not wear the vaccine of the coronavirus until members of the minority communities in the same age group have access to it in order to ensure an equal distribution.
Today’s update on the numbers:
The total number of COVID hospitalizations is 7,963.
Of the 142,345 tests reported yesterday, 11,368 were positive (7.98% of the total).
Unfortunately, there were 138 deaths. pic.twitter.com/WxVLBYOdnA
– Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) 3 janvier 2021
“I am committed to social and racial justice in the distribution of this vaccine,” Cuomo said in a video message released this Sunday during a mass at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. “Race or income will not determine who lives or who dies. And I think so, ”he insisted.
“I travel a lot and come into contact with a lot of people and I would feel a lot safer if I got the vaccine, but I will not get the vaccine until it is available to members of my group in the area. black, Hispanic and poor communities in New York City. added.
In his speech, the Governor underlined that the COVID-19[feminine[feminine “exposed many existing injustices in our society”, such as “health-related disparities and the number of communities without equitable access to health”, while recalling that the coronavirus has killed twice as many black citizens in the United States. than whites and 1.5 times more than Hispanics.
COVID has shown that racism is also a public health crisis.
Until the vaccine is available in the southern Bronx, and the east side of Buffalo, and Wyandanch, and southern Jamaica, and Edgerton and East Utica, our healthcare deserts, our job is not finished. pic.twitter.com/oOkErcyVpN
– Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) 3 janvier 2021
He also explained that coronavirus tests were more available in wealthy white communities despite the fact that the infection rate was higher in black, Hispanic and poor regions.
Therefore, the state has formed a special group to ensure that the same does not happen with the vaccine, and has announced mobile units that will visit public housing complexes, churches and community centers all around. along New York.
“Until the vaccine is available in the South Bronx, East Buffalo and Wyandanch, and southern Jamaica, and Edgerton and East Utica, our healthcare deserts, our job is not done,” a- he declared. Cuomo, who also urged citizens to get vaccinated.
“I will do my part, but you must do yours,” he added.
With information from López-Dóriga Digital
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