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Vaccine Hesitancy Is a Scapegoat for Structural Racism

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Vaccine hesitancy and mistrust of medicine and science dominate current discourse around disparities in who is currently receiving COVID-19 vaccines, a potentially lifesaving prevention strategy.Mistrust of medicine and science is based in a long and sordid history of unethical practice and research on African American, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American populations in this country.[1][2][3][4] However, current concerns about vaccine uptake are a glaring symptom of a much deeper problem-structural racism.The underlying condition of structural racism is a significant contributor

Source: JAMA Health Forum

DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.0434

Author: Giselle Corbie-Smith

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,000