IOWA - New data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows white Iowans are vaccinated for COVID-19 at a rate several times higher than Blacks or Hispanics.
White people represent 90 percent of the population, and account for 95 percent of the vaccines.
By comparison, only a fraction of the Black and Hispanic populations have received doses.
Black people are 4 percent of Iowa's population, but have received 1 percent of the doses delivered to people in the state.
Hispanics are 6 percent of the population, but have only received 2 percent of the shots.
Also, Hispanics represent 10 of the positive COVID-19 cases in the state while Blacks are 5 percent
Governor Kim Reynolds has said the state is working to fix the discrepancy among racial groups receiving the vaccines.
Reynolds addressed the issue during her news conference last week.
The numbers for the Kaiser Family Foundation were released in March 17th. The release says there's a consistent pattern across states of Black and Hispanic people receiving smaller shares of vaccinations compared to their shares of cases and deaths, and compared to their shares of the total population.