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Protection, but
not for all
Central Brooklyn nabes among least
vaccinated communities in NYC
Registered Nurse Shyun Lin, gives Roberto Fisher, 72, the fi rst dose of the vaccine at a popup
vaccination site in William Reid Apartments in East Flatbush. Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS
BY BEN VERDE
The predominately Black neighborhoods
in central Brooklyn are among
the least-vaccinated communities in
the city, according to new data.
Data released on Feb. 16 by the
Department of Health shows two zip
codes — 11213 and 11221 — covering
parts of eastern Crown Heights, Bedford
Stuyvesant, and Bushwick with
particularly troubling statistics, as
just 4 percent of adults have received
their fi rst dose of the vaccine.
In Crown Heights’ 11213 zip code,
1,939 adults have been partially vaccinated,
while 1,329 adults have been
fully vaccinated. In the Bedford-
Stuyvesant and Bushwick 11221 zip
code, just 2,552 adults have been partially
vaccinated, while just 1,569 have
received both doses — despite the zip
codes having a population of 64,000
and 79,000, respectively.
As both neighborhoods feature
large Black populations, highlighting
the challenges the city faces in
reaching the hardest hit populations,
some of whom may be distrustful of
the federal government that authorized
the jab.
Also among the lowest zip codes
are areas in the south Bronx and central
Queens.
The areas with the highest vaccination
rates have larger white
populations, such as 10314, encompassing
west Staten Island, where 9
percent of adults at 7,015 people have
received one shot, and 6 percent of
adults at 4,589 people have received
both doses.
The areas with the lowest vaccination
rates have had some of the
highest infection rates throughout
the pandemic. One out of every 17
people in 11213 has been diagnosed
with COVID-19 throughout the past
year according to Health Department
data, while 168 people have died.
During a press briefi ng, Mayor
Bill de Blasio pledged to do more outreach
in vaccine-skeptical communities
to get towards New York’s goal
of administering 5 million vaccine
doses by June.
“This effort will not stop,” de Blasio
said, adding that new vaccination sites
opening Wednesday will include one
at Teachers Preparatory High School
on Bristol Street. “We’re going to go
deeper and deeper into communities
to make sure there is equity.”
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