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Originally Posted by Bill14564
This criticism might be a bit harsh. From the CDC link that was provided it is possible to find the ACIP recommendations and in particular the evidence table for allocations where the following two statements can be found.
In the Ethics section for essential workers: Mitigate health inequities: COVID-19 vaccination helps to address the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among some racial and ethnic minorities who are overrepresented in subsets of essential workers. In the Ethics section for persons over 65 years: Mitigate health inequities: Although racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented among persons >65 years, While the ACIP certainly didn't say "old people are too white," the racial makeup of the different groups clearly was part of the consideration. |
Systemic racism does exist, just not where the media would like you to think.