Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist
- Written by Andrew Stokes, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University
As of August 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans nationally, but only for the initial shots.FatCamera/E+ via Getty ImagesMore than 450 people are dying of COVID-19 in the U.S. each day as of late August 2022.
When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, public officials, community...
