Newsom says there are problems with CAs COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Latino and Black communities – KTLA Los Angeles

Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged Sunday that state and local health officials have stumbled in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine equitably among Latino and Black communities in California.

Speaking at a mobile vaccination clinic in Inglewood, Newsom said the state needs to do more and do better to provide outreach and set up vaccine sites directly in the communities that have been hardest hit by the virus.

Were not doing enough. We need to do significantly more programs like this, he said. Weve got to get people back to work. Weve got to get people back into church. And weve got to get people back into school.

Of the 7.3 million doses administered in California, 2.9% have gone to Black residents, 16% to Latinos, and 13% to Asian Americans, compared to 32.7% to white people,according to state data.

Read the full story on LATimes.com.

Today we visited Ramona Gardens in Boyle Heights where @fema set up a mobile vaccination site.

This is in a community disproportionately impacted by #COVID19, for some folks who may not have access to transportation or internet.

CAs vaccine distribution will be made equitable. pic.twitter.com/hN5VcSyEZh

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Newsom says there are problems with CAs COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Latino and Black communities - KTLA Los Angeles