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The numbers you're citing say that 19% of black and 30% of hispanic people surveyed don't plan to get vaccinated. The equivalent number is 24% for white people.
by timr 6y ago
The numbers you're citing say that 19% of black and 30% of hispanic people surveyed don't plan to get vaccinated. The equivalent number is 24% for white people.
Moreover, empirical reality differs from polling. In New York City, for example (a big, liberal, multi-ethnic city), Latino people lag whites by 12% in vaccination rate; black people lag by 17%:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccines.page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccines.p...
Whatever people are telling pollsters, it differs from their actions. Maybe they have "plans" to get vaccinated, but they're not doing it right now.
- pseudalopex 6y agoI didn't say not racial at all. I said more partisan. 45% of 1 major party. 7% of the other. Independents in between. A different poll said Hispanic people are the most inclined to get vaccinated. But politics was the strongest correlation still.[1] Cumulative vaccination rates reflect earlier hesitation. Also scheduling difficulties, transportation difficulties, and wanting to get vaccinated by a trusted provider.[2] But targeted efforts have closed or nearly closed the gaps in many places.[3] [1] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trust-johnson-johnsons-coronavirus-vaccine-low-intent-inoculated/story?id=77218518 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trust-johnson-johnsons-coron... [2] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/26/989962041/why-black-and-latino-people-still-lag-on-covid-vaccines-and-how-to-fix-it https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/26/9899620... [3] https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/media/2388/open https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/media/2388/open