Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2021

Abstract

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we have witnessed profound health inequities suffered by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). These manifested as differential access to testing early in the pandemic, rates of severe disease and death 2-3 times higher than white Americans, and, now, significantly lower vaccine uptake compared with their share of the population affected by COVID-19. This article explores the impact of these COVID-19 inequities (and the underlying cause, structural racism) on vaccine acceptance in BIPOC populations, ways to establish trustworthiness of healthcare institutions, increase vaccine access for BIPOC communities, and inspire confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.

Publication Title

Open Forum Infectious Disease

Volume

8

Issue

9

PubMed ID

34580644

Comments

This article was published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 8, Issue 9.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab417.

Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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