COVID-19 Toolkit for Black Communities.

Concerned that America was ill-prepared and ill-equipped to deliver any of the COVID-19 vaccines to Black communities, Black leaders announced the creation of a task force in New York to both ensure the vaccine is readily accessible to Black New Yorkers and address concerns in Black communities about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Task Force for Vaccine Equity and Education was formally announced through a media release, and named Marc Morial of the National Urban League, Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network, and Sen. Nina Turner as co-chairs. The mission of the Task Force for Vaccine Equity and Education, which focuses on Black community, is to work with and help operationalize an internal government task force, the Governor’s Vaccine Equity Task Force, which has a broader mandate that includes Latinx, Asian and poor communities.