Revealed: study exposes racial disparity as whites vaccinated at higher rates than Black Americans

Associated Press analysis of 17 US states and two cities finds Black people inoculated at disproportionately low levels

A racial gap has opened up in the United States' Covid-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots, an Associated Press analysis shows.

An early look at the 17 states and two cities that have released racial breakdowns through 25 January found that Black people in all places are getting inoculated at levels below their share of the general population, in some cases significantly below.