[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRI-CAUCUS RESOLUTION ON COVID-19 VACCINE EQUITY

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, as chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific 
American Caucus, I rise today to join my colleagues in the Tri-Caucus 
to ensure equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine for communities of 
color.
  While we are all equally susceptible to the coronavirus, we are not 
all equally impacted by it. Communities of color are disproportionately 
likely to be in frontline jobs with greater exposure to the virus; have 
less access to quality healthcare; and, as a result, have been 
experiencing higher infection and mortality rates throughout the 
pandemic.
  With over 150 deaths per 100,000 cases, Native Hawaiians and Pacific 
Islanders have one of the highest mortality groups of all groups from 
this virus.
  That is why we will be introducing a resolution to address this. If 
we rely on communities of color to get us through this pandemic, then 
we need to ensure they are provided equitable access to the vaccine so 
they can stay healthy. We must ensure all Americans have an equal shot 
to be vaccinated.

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