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Texas working to meet vaccine demand while addressing equity concerns
Read full article: Texas working to meet vaccine demand while addressing equity concernsAccording to Texas’ vaccine dashboard, 27% of vaccine recipients were White compared to 4% African American, 8% Hispanic and 5% Asian. Dark said he understands the initial vaccines going to large healthcare providers because frontline healthcare workers were the first priority. State health officials maintain the biggest issue is the supply. We’re hearing it from all quarters,” said Chris Van Deusen with the Texas Department of State Health Services. State health officials estimate approximately 10 million Texans fall into the 1A and 1B phases of the vaccine rollout.