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BlueTigerLion
06/15/21 1:18:39 PM
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/12/black-latino-left-behind-covid-19-vaccines

When vaccines became increasingly available throughout America, US health officials moved quickly to try to convince large numbers of Americans to get vaccinated. But amid the mass vaccination rollout, Black and Latino communities, who are disproportionately affected by the pandemic, have been left behind in vaccination efforts, creating racial disparities about who was more likely to get a Covid-19 shot. Amid federal and local efforts to address vaccine disparity, vaccination rates for Black Americans and Latinos lag behind the general population, leaving many communities of color still unprotected against the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the 57% of Americans for which ethnicity data was available who have had at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the majority are white while only about 15% are Hispanic and 9% are Black: both lower rates than their proportion of the US population. Fewer than half of US states have vaccinated more than a third of their Black populations, according to data provided by Bloomberg, while more than 40 states have done at least as well with white and Asian people.

Transportation to and from vaccination sites has been an ongoing problem for many attempting to get vaccinated. Many low-income people of color dont have access to a car or live near public transportation that could get them to vaccinations sites. Work and family obligations are another barrier that make it difficult for some to access the vaccine. Early on in the vaccination scramble, even if a person could navigate technological difficulties to secure a long-sought vaccine appointment, getting vaccinated often depended on a persons availability during the day. For many frontline workers, the majority of whom are people of color, taking time off to get vaccinated is still not possible. Similarly, taking care of young children or elderly relatives can limit a persons opportunity to go and get vaccinated. All of these structural conditions make it difficult to go out to these mass vaccination places, said Murray.

Only 9% of black people have 1 dose. Yikes.

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Lost_All_Senses
06/15/21 1:21:16 PM
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Im not removing my mask until 2025

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dave_is_slick
06/15/21 1:21:32 PM
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BlueTigerLion posted...
Only 9% of black people have 1 dose.
A lot of black folk are fucking idiots when it comes to healthcare. I'm willing to bet that's what it is.

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Dark_SilverX
06/15/21 1:22:54 PM
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Not really 3rd post. They are just not ready to feel Dr. Fauci inside yet.

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Lordgold666
06/15/21 3:40:24 PM
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Bidens america

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Antifar
06/15/21 3:41:43 PM
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BlueTigerLion posted...


Only 9% of black people have 1 dose. Yikes.
You're misreading that stat! It says that of those who they have race data for, only 9 percent of recipients are black. This is lower than their portion of the population, but not by a lot.

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LightHawKnight
06/15/21 3:42:06 PM
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How? My entire family got vaccinated at a freaking walgreens.

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Giant_Aspirin
06/15/21 3:42:45 PM
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the issues outlined in the OP sound like they're common to poor communities. i'm not sure what race has to do with it?

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s0nicfan
06/15/21 3:50:42 PM
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Maybe they should consider antivaxxer rates in this discussion:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/16/covid-vaccine-black-people-unlikely-covid-jab-uk
Advisers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) have raised fresh concerns over Covid vaccine uptake among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities (BAME) as research showed up to 72% of black people said they were unlikely to have the jab.


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26297451/
Methods: The 2012 National Health Interview Survey was analyzed in 2014 to assess adult vaccination by race/ethnicity for five vaccines routinely recommended for adults: influenza, tetanus, pneumococcal (two vaccines), human papilloma virus, and zoster vaccines. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors independently associated with all adult vaccinations.
Results: Vaccination coverage was significantly lower among non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic Asians compared with non-Hispanic whites, with only a few exceptions. Age, sex, education, health insurance, usual place of care, number of physician visits in the past 12 months, and health insurance were independently associated with receipt of most of the examined vaccines. Racial/ethnic differences narrowed, but gaps remained after taking these factors into account.
Conclusions: Racial and ethnic differences in vaccination levels narrow when adjusting for socioeconomic factors analyzed in this survey, but are not eliminated, suggesting that other factors that are associated with vaccination disparities are not measured by the National Health Interview Survey and could also contribute to the differences in coverage. Additional efforts, including systems changes to ensure routine assessment and recommendations for needed vaccinations among adults for all racial/ethnic groups, are essential for improving vaccine coverage.



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KingWhiteKnight
06/15/21 3:53:56 PM
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blacks are like what 13% of the population? 9% getting a shot isnt bad. The hispanic numbers looks low though
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Cuticrusader09
06/15/21 4:08:55 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
How? My entire family got vaccinated at a freaking walgreens.

Exactly, every freaking grocery store around me has vaccines.
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Antifar
06/15/21 4:12:50 PM
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2Pacavelli
06/16/21 10:50:55 AM
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Because they are choosing not to take them. You can't force someone to take something that they do not want to take
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Autocraticus
06/16/21 11:08:40 AM
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BilalPowell
06/16/21 11:10:18 AM
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It's The Guardian. They can't blame minorities for doing anything wrong so they're blaming the system.

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jon1012
06/16/21 11:10:48 AM
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Im black and my family is totally vaccinated.

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