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Californian city offers COVID-19 vaccines for seniors

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Compton, Feb 25 (EFE/EPA).- The Californian city of Compton is offering COVID-19 Vaccines for Residents 65 and Older Through Friday.Compton, South of Downtown Los Angeles, is composed of a majority of African-Americans and Hispanics.Recent studies showed that African-Americans and Latinos are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans. For instance a recent map introduced by Los Angeles County showed that in Beverly Hills, 25 percent of residents have already received the first dose of the two-shot vaccine contrasting with South L.A. and neighboring cities such as Compton (where incomes are lower) only 5 percent of residents have been vaccinated. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT).SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION SITE AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN COMPTON, CALIFORNIA, US.

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