With hospitals at breaking point, the gap between who needs COVID vaccines and who’s getting them is particularly bad in Toronto, new research shows. The neighbourhoods with the highest populations of racialized people have the lowest vaccination rates, despite the disproportionate impact of the disease on these communities. The findings, shared exclusively with the Star, come from the Wellesley Institute, and the research takes into account factors such as age. Looking at the M postal codes in the city, the higher the COVID-19 rate, the lower the vaccination level, said report author James Iveniuk, a researcher for the Wellesley Institute, a non-profit think tank. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“We have to be nimble; it’s a pandemic.”Vohra-Miller does not see vaccine hesitancy as the problem.

Source: thestar April 16, 2021 10:01 UTC