DOUGLAS CO., Iowa -- The Douglas County Health Department is pushing to vaccinate more minorities as the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 climbs across the state.
Nebraska has now administered more than one-million COVID-19 vaccine doses, and nearly 29-percent of the state population has been fully vaccinated, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
Only 6% of first vaccine shots have been given to Black people, compared to 75% of first shots going to white people.
Minorities make up about 11% of the state population, compared to white people who make up 80% of the population.
A clinic at Omaha North High School is put on by the Douglas County Health Department. Right now, the clinic is giving out the Moderna vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control say side effects like pain at the injection site, fever, and chills are more likely after the second shot.
A woman who got her shots at one of the clinics around North Omaha told WOWT-TV 6 she didn't experience any side effects, except soreness where she got the shot.
The health department's push to vaccinate more minorities is in hope that enough positive experiences are shared to encourage more people to get the vaccine.