By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/watch-live-white-house-covid-19-response-team-holds-briefing-6 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: U.S. expanding COVID-19 vaccine access to community health centers Health Updated on Apr 7, 2021 2:09 PM EDT — Published on Apr 7, 2021 9:54 AM EDT WASHINGTON — The federal government is expanding COVID-19 vaccine access to all federally qualified community health centers. Watch in the video player above. White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt announced the development Wednesday, which expands opportunities for underserved communities to find vaccines in their communities. There are roughly than 1,400 of the health centers nationwide, which serve communities both hardest hit by the coronavirus and the most difficult to reach for vaccination. READ MORE: What we’ve learned about leadership from the COVID-19 pandemic The White House says the health center program is essential to ensuring equity in vaccine distribution. A majority of doses distributed by the community health centers have gone to racial and ethnic minorities, the White House says. By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The federal government is expanding COVID-19 vaccine access to all federally qualified community health centers. Watch in the video player above. White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt announced the development Wednesday, which expands opportunities for underserved communities to find vaccines in their communities. There are roughly than 1,400 of the health centers nationwide, which serve communities both hardest hit by the coronavirus and the most difficult to reach for vaccination. READ MORE: What we’ve learned about leadership from the COVID-19 pandemic The White House says the health center program is essential to ensuring equity in vaccine distribution. A majority of doses distributed by the community health centers have gone to racial and ethnic minorities, the White House says.