20210823-003b: Public Health Crises and Vaccine Inequities — original pdf

Recommendation

BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Human Rights Commission Recommendation Number 20210823-003b: Public Health Crises and Vaccine Inequities WHEREAS, Covid19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted low income communities and communities of color; WHEREAS, solutions are not equitable in terms of digital access and transportation; and WHEREAS, the only way we can end this pandemic is vaccinating our population and reaching herd immunity; and WHEREAS, the Human Rights Commission encourages community groups and the Health District to meet unvaccinated people of color in their own communities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Human Rights Commission recommends easy access to vaccine registration portals and administration of vaccines in a culturally sensitive manner by exploring all available means in order to create short, medium, and long-term solutions for public health crises and vaccine inequities in Austin. Date of Approval: August 23, 2021 Record of the vote: 6-0; Commissioner Garry Brown motion, Commissioner Griffith second. Voting in favor were Vice Chair Casas, Commissioner Brienzi, Commissioner Garry Brown, Commissioner Caballero, Commissioner Griffith, and Commissioner Weigel. Chair Davis, Commissioner Areche, Commissioner Breckenridge, Commissioner Jamarr Brown, and Commissioner Museitif were absent. Jonathan Babiak Jonathan Babiak, Staff Liaison Attest: