Mr Trump, with his “America first” policies, is seen in part as the voice of conservative white Americans.
Under the Trump administration, the issue of racial conflict in the United States has become prominent, and the recent wave of anti-racial discrimination demonstrations has swept across the United States.
However, according to us media reports, on one issue, the US government plans to implement “black First”, which is to give priority to the coVID-19 vaccine to African Americans.
“Who should get the vaccine first?
Racial considerations in the United States’ epidemic [response] plan.”
9, the New York times reported the topic, along with the advancement of vaccine research and development, the U.S. federal health officials have begun negotiating decide who will be the first batch of vaccination will be coronavirus vaccine, and some officials and experts are considering a controversial choice: the infection will be coronavirus ratio higher African-American and Hispanic, row in front of the other groups.
The New York Times reported that the vaccine is expected to be available this winter, but that it could take months before it is widely available to all Americans.
In April, the CENTERS for Disease Control and Prevention and an advisory committee of outside health experts, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization, reportedly began working on a ranking system that could be rolled out in the United States.
Under the initial plan, any vaccine approved for use would be provided first to key health and national security officials, then to workers in other key areas and high-risk groups — the elderly rather than children, and those with underlying diseases rather than those who are relatively healthy.
Moreover, some officials and expert advisers are considering a controversial choice: novel Coronavirus has a higher rate of infection among blacks and Latinos than any other race.
To speed up distribution, the most promising vaccines will begin production before they pass the final stages of clinical trials and are approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration, the report said.
But there will be a gap between the first vaccines coming off the production line and the stockpile needed to vaccinate all Americans.
“I would say [the gap] will last for months.”
Jose R. Romero, the chairman of the immunization advisory Committee, predicted.
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Because of the gap, there is a question of who will be the first to get vaccinated.
The committee has been discussing the issue with the CDC for some time.
According to the New York Times, race and ethnicity are the most debated priorities in vaccination.
Dr. Sharon Frey, a professor of epidemiology at St. Louis University, presented the health gap between the African American and Hispanic populations at a recent conference.
She believes it is important that these groups are at the top of vaccination priorities.
“Perhaps not for the whole population, but certainly for those living in crowded urban areas.”
The New York Times noted that African and Hispanic populations were three times as likely to be infected with novel Coronavirus and nearly twice as likely to die.
Many of them cannot work from home because of the nature of their jobs, rely on public transport or live in small rooms, which increases their risk of exposure to the virus.
But the report also notes that the issue has prompted calls for “racial justice” in several private meetings and, most recently, in a public one.
Some medical experts are not convinced that the choice is based on science and expect the court to challenge it, fearing that giving priority to minorities would undermine public trust in the vaccine.
In the end, this rare “black first” is not a reflection of the rising status of African-americans, but of their inferior status in American society.