COVID-19 Vaccination of Adolescents and Young Adults of Color: Viewing Acceptance and Uptake With a Health Equity Lens

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health-care systems across the world and magnified health inequalities related to systemic racism and globalization. As of February 2021, there have been over 100 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over two million deaths reported to the World Health Organiz...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2021-05, Vol.68 (5), p.844-846
Main Authors: Coyne-Beasley, Tamera, Hill, Samantha V., Zimet, Gregory, Kanbur, Nuray, Kimberlin, David, Raymond-Flesch, Marissa, Simpson, Tina, Svetaz, Maria Veronica, Trent, Maria, Walker-Harding, Leslie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
COVID-19
Globalization
Health care
Health disparities
Hospitalized
Immunization
Medical conditions
Medical treatment
Morbidity
Pandemics
Systemic racism
Teenagers
Uptake
Vaccines
Young adults
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health-care systems across the world and magnified health inequalities related to systemic racism and globalization. As of February 2021, there have been over 100 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over two million deaths reported to the World Health Organization. Within the US (US), Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color (BILPOC) are diagnosed, hospitalized, and die at 1.5, 3.3, and 2.8 times the rates of Whites, respectively. BILPOC are also more likely to have defined medical conditions associated with higher risk of severe COVID-19 infections. The disproportionate morbidity and mortality seen among BILPOC adults also impacts BILPOC adolescents and young adults. While recent research shows a lower intent to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among Black Americans, vaccine hesitancy is not only limited to Blacks. The Latinx community has been subjected to anti-immigrant state policies including recent harmful medical treatment for immigrant detainees which have increased fear.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.02.008