New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Says No Vaccine For Him Until It’s Available For All Races And Income Groups
On Sunday, Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered a message from Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. While speaking, he said he will not take the vaccine until it is available for his group in Black, Hispanic, and poor communities around the state.
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“COVID exposed many existing injustices in our society,” the 63-year-old governor told the congregation of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in a pre-recorded address. “COVID showed that racism is a public health crisis also,” he said, noting it “killed black people in this country at two times the rate of white people,” with testing also “more available in richer, whiter communities,” The New York post notes.
He added, “This can’t happen again, and it can’t happen with this vaccine.” Cuomo also noted that he is “not a typical politician,” and that he is “committed to social and racial justice in the distribution of this vaccine.” He then went on to explain, “And that’s why I say to you today, I want to take the vaccine … But I will not take the vaccine until the vaccine is available for my [age] group in black, Hispanic, and poor communities around the state.”
Meanwhile, Mayor Bill de Blasio set a big goal of vaccinating 1 million New York City residents against COVID-19 in January.
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