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Black, Hispanic Americans Getting Vaccinated Faster Than White People
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1:10Now PlayingA mini vaccination surge has followed the rise of the Covid-19 delta variant in the U.S., especially among Black and Hispanic Americans living in hard hit states.
In five Southern states now with more than 300 cases per 100,000 people—Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri—Black and Hispanic people are getting vaccinated more rapidly than White people. Over the last month, Mississippi saw the biggest increase among its Black population, inoculating 5.8% of that group compared to 4% of White people. Meanwhile, over that same time period, Alabama saw the biggest spike among Hispanic people, vaccinating 7.4% of that group compared to 5.1% of White people.
Overall, in the last four weeks, states tracked by Bloomberg vaccinated 4.3% of Hispanic people, 3.7% of Black people and 2.6% of White people.
Recent polls have found Republicans and White evangelicals are least likely to say they’ll get the shots, which may account for less uptake among White people in certain states, especially in the South, Midwest and West. Since cases, hospitalizations and deaths are now primarily among the unvaccinated, groups with less vaccine uptake are most vulnerable.
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