Black People Need Better Vaccine Access, Not Better Vaccine Attitudes [nytimes.com]

Carey Sipp 3/8/2112:00 PM

By Rhea Boyd, The New York Times, March 5, 2021

Despite having one of the highest risks of dying from Covid-19, about twice that of white Americans, Black Americans remain one of theleast vaccinated racial or ethnic groups, with data showing that only5.7 percent have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Many are quick to blame “vaccine hesitancy” as the reason, putting the onus on Black Americans to develop better attitudes around vaccination. But this hyper-focus on hesitancy implicitly blames Black communities for their undervaccination, and it obscures opportunities to address the primary barrier to Covid-19 vaccination: access.

Access matters. A closer look at the data reveals that when Black people are given the opportunity, they do get vaccinated.

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