Black and Latino Chicagoans in dire need of vaccines struggle to get them
by Gloria Oladipo in Chicago from US news | The Guardian on (#5DSQD)
Chicago's plan for vaccine equity is hampered by old divisions, hospital and pharmacy deserts' despite efforts to deliver the vaccine equitably
Last April, Dr Clarence Kelley Sr, 64, a pastor in Chicago's West Side, contracted Covid-19. The disease nearly claimed his life, forcing him into the hospital for almost two weeks and on a breathing machine.
I was afraid that I would never ever see my wife again ... it was devastating to me. I would not wish this on anyone," Kelley told the Guardian.
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