Health Equity

Stark Racial Disparities Persist in Vaccinations, State-Level CDC Data Shows

Abstract: Black Americans’ vaccination rates still trail all other groups, while Hispanics show improvement. Native Americans show the strongest rates nationally.

Publication: Kaiser Health News/CNN

Date Published: May 20, 2021

Author(s): Hannah Recht, Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber

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