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Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesAmerica's wealthiest are finding ways to access the vaccine ahead of those who qualify for it. Why it matters: The pandemic has already widened existing health inequities and underserved communities in vaccinations compared to the white and rich.The incident: In January, Florida's Baptist Health Systems helped vaccinate 1,200 residents of the wealthy Ocean Reef community, but the doses came from its storage of vaccines for the general public, .But that's not the only case of wealthy folks skirting the line.The big picture: An analysis of local vaccine data in 10 states with the biggest wealth gaps found that a number of states had vaccinated a significantly higher proportion of people in the wealthiest counties, .The Biden administration has allocated for community organizations in an effort to combat inequities in cities' response to the coronavirus.Go deeper: "The suspected abduction and murder of a 33-year-old London woman has spurred a cascade of concern over women's safety and an outpouring of grief from the British public. The latest: Thousands of people gathered at south London's Clapham Common Saturday for a vigil for Sarah Everard, which police called unlawful. Home Secretary that she's asked for a "full report" from police after seeing "upsetting" images taken as officers made arrests.Hundreds marched in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday to mark one year since the police killing of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black woman.The big picture: The families of other Black and Brown people shot by police, including , and , joined Taylor's family in Louisville to remember the 26-year-old and renew their calls for justice. The Biden administration announced Saturday it has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to go to the southern border and help care for increasing numbers of unaccompanied child migrants arriving there.Why it matters: The record number of child migrants crossing the border the administration's stretched resources, Axios' Jonathan Swan and Stef Kight note.

Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesAmerica's wealthiest are finding ways to access the vaccine ahead of those who qualify for it. Why it matters: The pandemic has already widened existing health inequities and underserved communities in vaccinations compared to the white and rich.The incident: In January, Florida's Baptist Health Systems helped vaccinate 1,200 residents of the wealthy Ocean Reef community, but the doses came from its storage of vaccines for the general public, .But that's not the only case of wealthy folks skirting the line.The big picture: An analysis of local...

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