Lower socioeconomic communities have poorer access to vaccinationsEarly on, maybe. Not now.
Find the poorest zip code in Alabama, 35203, which is in Birmingham. Look it up in Vaccines.gov. Nearest vaccination locations:
Publix Supermarket, 0.79 miles, in stock.
UAB Hospital, 1.03 miles, in stock.
Walgreens, 1.62 miles. CVS, 1.65 and 1.74 miles.
Legion Field vaccination clinic, 1.99 miles.
There are a dozen more within 5 miles.
That's a populated area. If you look for Cotopia, AL, a small remote town in the poorest county in Alabama, where the post office closed in 1986, it's not quite as easy. You have to go 9 miles, to the nearest WalMart (#10-0731).
If you can make it to a WalMart, a CVS, or a Walgreens, you can get vaccinated.
Early on, maybe. Not now.
Find the poorest zip code in Alabama, 35203, which is in Birmingham. Look it up in Vaccines.gov. Nearest vaccination locations:
Publix Supermarket, 0.79 miles, in stock.
UAB Hospital, 1.03 miles, in stock.
Walgreens, 1.62 miles. CVS, 1.65 and 1.74 miles.
Legion Field vaccination clinic, 1.99 miles.
There are a dozen more within 5 miles.
That's a populated area. If you look for Cotopia, AL, a small remote town in the poorest county in Alabama, where the post office closed in 1986, it's not quite as easy. You have to go 9 miles, to the nearest WalMart (#10-0731).
If you can make it to a WalMart, a CVS, or a Walgreens, you can get vaccinated.