Changing the Narrative: Structural Barriers and Racial and Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Racism and Health
3. Racism and COVID-19
4. Structural Barriers and COVID-19 Vaccine Access
4.1. Convenience
4.2. Immigrant Status
4.3. Language
4.4. Transportation
4.5. Computer and Internet Access
4.6. Lack of Trusted Points of Access
5. Discussion
5.1. Tailor Vaccine Messaging to Communities Most at Risk
5.2. Carefully Consider Health Literacy and Language
5.3. Bridge the Digital Divide
5.4. Partner with Trusted Local Sources
5.5. Provide Convenient and Trusted Points of Acccess
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Barrier | Description/Explanation |
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Convenience | |
Language | |
Immigrant status | |
Transportation/Difficulty traveling to a vaccination site | |
Computer/Internet access | |
Lack of accessible and trusted points of access (clinic location) |
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Njoku, A.; Joseph, M.; Felix, R. Changing the Narrative: Structural Barriers and Racial and Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9904. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189904
Njoku A, Joseph M, Felix R. Changing the Narrative: Structural Barriers and Racial and Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9904. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189904
Chicago/Turabian StyleNjoku, Anuli, Marcelin Joseph, and Rochelle Felix. 2021. "Changing the Narrative: Structural Barriers and Racial and Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9904. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189904