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Early on in the pandemic, the state of California put an emphasis on equity in its pandemic response, requiring specific levels of testing and outreach in disadvantaged census tracts in order for counties to advance through the state’s reopening blueprint. Now, obstacles to vaccine access have introduced the potential for new disparities, and newly published state data shows what many have feared: that the vaccine isn’t being distributed equitably among racial and ethnic groups. This week’s COVID update walks through the new state dashboard, featuring excerpts of conversations with Veronica Garibay, Co-Executive Director of the non-profit Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, and Tania Pacheco-Werner, Co-Director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute and one of the leaders of the Fresno County COVID-19 Equity Project. Meanwhile, here’s a snapshot for Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare Counties (note that some numbers may have changed between
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