Media: Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate Is Legal, Moral, and Wise

by vaccineequity | Nov 5, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, News, Public Health, Vaccines

by Lawrence O. Gostin, Scott C. Ratzan, Kenneth H. Rabin, DAILY BEAST Read The Full Story President Biden will put his war on COVID-19 and the reputation of his presidency on the line when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases a Temporary...

Media: Kids will soon be getting the vaccine, but several equity issues still stand in the way for BIPOC

by vaccineequity | Nov 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Vaccines

by Umme Hoque, PRISM Read The Full Story Twenty-eight million children are one step closer to receiving their COVID-19 vaccines. This week, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee voted to authorize the Pfizer vaccine for all kids ages 5-11 after...

Media: Community-led efforts are the key to ending this pandemic

by vaccineequity | Sep 14, 2021 | Community Health, Community Health Workers, COVID-19, Health Equity, Vaccines

This article published in The Hill by Advisory Group member Dr. Alexandre White outlines how community-led responses to vaccination and health care delivery are the solution to the ongoing issues of COVID-19 vaccine access and hesitancy – and preventing further...

Blog: COVID-19 Sparked A Health Equity Movement – And Vaccines Are Just The Beginning

by vaccineequity | Jan 22, 2021 | Community Health, Community Health Workers, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Data Democratization, Health Equity, News, Public Health, Vaccines

Alexandra Quinn, CEO, Health Leads Tene Hamilton-Franklin, VP of Health Equity and Stakeholder Engagement, Health Leads Denise Smith, Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers Claire Qureshi, Senior Director at the Community Health...

Blog: Joint Statement On Ensuring Racial Equity In The Development And Distribution Of A COVID-19 Vaccine

by vaccineequity | Oct 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Equity, News, Public Health, Vaccines

The COVID-19 pandemic has become the defining health and racial equity crisis of our time, with Black, Latinx, Native, and other communities of color suffering from its effects at nearly three times the rate of white people in the U.S. The pandemic response has been...