About 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, roughly 61% of all Americans have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Closing the racial gap in Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccinationDebra Furr-Holden, professor of public health, Michigan State UniversityInitially, Michigan was one of many states with tremendous racial disparities in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The project is a partnership of Michigan State University, Michigan Public Health Institute, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, and Community Campus Partnerships for Health. ShareDebra Furr-Holden is the Associate Dean for Public Health Integration and Director of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions, funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. She is an epidemiologist and classically-trained public health professional with expertise in drug and alcohol dependence epidemiology, psychiatric epidemiology, and prevention science.