Data and Door Knocking: One City's Push for Racial Equity in Vaccines

<p>White Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at higher rates than Black and Latino people, even though communities of color have been hit hardest by the pandemic. We explore how Chicago is tackling this problem and what other city’s can learn from their efforts.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/auto_generated/cdph_leadership.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allison Arwady</a>, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health</p><p><a href="https://www.nwshc.org/ourteam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Rudyk</a>, Executive Director, Northwest Side Housing Center</p><p>Vanessa Valentin, Community Relations Director,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.36thward.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">36th Ward Alderman’s Office</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriane-casalotti-2271a816/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adriane Casalotti</a>, Chief of Government and Public Affairs, National Association of County and City Health Officials</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about vaccine distribution inequities and read a full transcript of the episode on our website: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/03/04/data-and-door-knocking-one-citys-push-for-racial-equity-in-vaccines/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/03/04/data-and-door-knocking-one-citys-push-for-racial-equity-in-vaccines/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what other research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/723a3a91-aa98-4a64-91a9-ec3049cc20d7/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twi