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Dem senator gets pushback for saying ‘racial justice’ should be ‘number one priority’ in vaccinating people

Dem senator gets pushback for saying ‘racial justice’ should be ‘number one priority’ in vaccinating people

Dem senator gets pushback for saying ‘racial justice’ should be ‘number one priority’ in vaccinating people
Feb 20, 2021 33 secs

Ed Markey said that "racial justice" should be the first priority in vaccinating Americans. .

"Racial justice must be our number one priority as we distribute the COVID-19 vaccine," the Connecticut Democrat.

Reports have highlighted racial disparities in bearing the brunt of Covid-19, but older populations and those with underlying conditions are known to face the most severe Covid-19 infection. 

In December, a panel of Centers for Disease Control experts debated whether essential workers should get the vaccine before the elderly in their official recommendation

The CDC said on Friday that about 42 million people have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and about 17 million have been fully vaccinated

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