Facts & Figures

• In 2019, White adults were almost twice as likely as Black and Hispanic adults to receive shingles vaccinations ~ the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, 2021

https://vaccineresourcehub.org/resource/social-media-graphic-shows-racial-difference-shingles-vaccination%E2%80%8B

• Black and Latinx DC residents have higher rates of COVID-19 deaths and lower rates of COVID-19 vaccinations ~ the Legal Defense Fund

https://www.naacpldf.org/naacp-publications/ldf-blog/chocolate-city-vanilla-vaccine-racial-disparities-in-washington-dc-covid-19-vaccine-administration/

• Black and Hispanic Americans are more skeptical of measles vaccine benefits than whites; they often believe the risks outweigh the benefits ~ Pew Research Center

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/07/more-americans-now-see-very-high-preventive-health-benefits-from-measles-vaccine/

• In 2018, more than half of the females who underwent HPV vaccination did not complete the series, and black and Hispanic patients were least likely to have completed the series ~ The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

https://twitter.com/greenjrnl/status/1042775865048883200