Lack of trust in doctors is behind vaccine uncertainty in US Black community

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-05-28 01:00

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Black adults expressed the lowest trust in mainstream health care, according to a survey of Michigan ethnic groups. Researchers also found Black people were significantly more likely to reject both taking part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, and receiving the vaccine. The link between Black ethnicity and declining to take part in vaccine trials or receive an actual vaccine was partly explained by more mistrust of healthcare services and professionals. The survey’s authors suggest that culturally-responsive strategies, which address ethnic healthcare disparities and racism, would help to encourage trust and wider vaccination.

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Organisation/s: Wayne State University School of Medicine (US), University of Michigan (US)

Funder: This work was supported by grant 3P30CA022453-38S4 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. The funder had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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