COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Beliefs among Black and Hispanic Americans
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The introduction of COVID-19 vaccines is a major public health breakthrough. However, members of US Black and Hispanic communities, already disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 virus, may be less willing to receive the vaccine. We conducted a broad, representative survey of US adults (N = 1,950) in order to better understand vaccine beliefs and explore opportunities to increase vaccine acceptance among these groups. The survey results suggested that Black and Hispanic individuals were less willing than Whites to receive the vaccine. US Blacks and Hispanics also planned to delay receiving the COVID-19 vaccine for a longer time period than Whites, potentially further increasing the risk of contracting COVID-19 within populations that are already experiencing high disease prevalence. Black respondents were less likely to want the COVID-19 vaccine at all compared with Whites and Hispanics, and mistrust of the vaccine among Black respondents was significantly higher than other racial/ethnic groups. Encouragingly, many Black and Hispanic respondents reported that COVID-19 vaccine endorsements from same-race medical professionals would increase their willingness to receive it. These respondents said they would also be motivated by receiving more information on the experiences of vaccine study participants who are of their own race and ethnicity. The results have implications for improved messaging of culturally-tailored communications to help reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
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Hispanic communities tend to trust doctors and community leaders of the same ethnic background, but are less likely than White populations to trust the government and social media influencers in the context of COVID-19.
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- Authors
- Kricorian, K., & Turner, K.
- Corresponding author
- Kricorian, Katherine
- ORCID
- Kricorian, Katherine
- Venue
- PLOS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2021-08-24
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- e0256122
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8384224
- OpenAlex
- W3195627052
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 19.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, vaccine hesitancy, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, racial and ethnic disparities, vaccine distrust, culturally tailored health communication, health equity
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adult, Black or African American, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Vaccination, Prevalence, White People
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