Sarah Varney:
Though nationwide, the racial divide has narrowed in latest months, massive gaps persist between Blacks and whites in Florida, North and South Dakota, Vermont, Michigan, and in Connecticut.
It has been a yr since COVID vaccines turned obtainable, however, right here in Connecticut, the vaccination hole between Blacks and whites is without doubt one of the largest within the nation. Hartford’s neighborhood leaders have been making an attempt to excellent their message for months, however they’re nonetheless making an attempt to crack the code.
Keith Grant is the senior system director for an infection prevention at Hartford HealthCare. He has tried one strategy after one other.
For one effort, he surveyed about 1,200 sufferers, and plenty of responded that lack of transportation was the explanation they did not get vaccinated. So, Hartford HealthCare spent $1.4 million to arrange a rideshare program. The outcomes had been disappointing.
So, they advised you, we want transportation. You delivered transportation, and fewer than 20 % took you up on it.
