NEW YORK ¨C The rollout of vaccines in New York City ¡ª once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic ¡ª has been plagued by stark racial disparities, with Black and Latino residents receiving far fewer doses than white residents, Mayor Bill de Blasio has said.
The city¡¯s demographic data was incomplete, but the information available revealed for the first time that white New Yorkers are navigating the city¡¯s complicated vaccination system more easily. Of nearly 300,000 city residents who received one dose and whose race was recorded, about 48% were white, 15% were Latino, 15% were Asian and 11% were Black.
Latino and Black residents were underrepresented: The city¡¯s population is roughly 29% Latino and 24% Black.
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