Toward Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution—Building Trust and Investing in Social Services. Cervantes, L. JAMA Network Open, 4(9):e2127632, September, 2021.
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Racial and ethnic minority groups across the US have experienced higher rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths than non-Latino White groups. A previous study revealed the stark social challenges (ie, social determinants of health) that increase the risk of COVID-19 exposure and worse outcomes among racial and ethnic minority groups. To mitigate these disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for racial and ethnic minority groups, we must increase COVID-19 vaccination rates. Racial and ethnic minority groups, however, have had persistently lower vaccination rates than non-Latino White groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of July 6, 2021, more non-Latino White people (47%) have received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose than have Black (34%) and Latino (39%) people. As a result, Black and Latino people continue to be at a higher risk for COVID-19 infection and death. These concerns are compounded by the spread of new variants.
@article{cervantes_toward_2021,
	title = {Toward {Equitable} {COVID}-19 {Vaccine} {Distribution}—{Building} {Trust} and {Investing} in {Social} {Services}},
	volume = {4},
	issn = {2574-3805},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.27632},
	doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.27632},
	abstract = {Racial and ethnic minority groups across the US have experienced higher rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths than non-Latino White groups. A previous study revealed the stark social challenges (ie, social determinants of health) that increase the risk of COVID-19 exposure and worse outcomes among racial and ethnic minority groups. To mitigate these disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for racial and ethnic minority groups, we must increase COVID-19 vaccination rates. Racial and ethnic minority groups, however, have had persistently lower vaccination rates than non-Latino White groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of July 6, 2021, more non-Latino White people (47\%) have received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose than have Black (34\%) and Latino (39\%) people. As a result, Black and Latino people continue to be at a higher risk for COVID-19 infection and death. These concerns are compounded by the spread of new variants.},
	number = {9},
	urldate = {2021-10-17},
	journal = {JAMA Network Open},
	author = {Cervantes, Lilia},
	month = sep,
	year = {2021},
	pages = {e2127632},
}

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