Racism, disease, and vaccine refusal: People of color are dying for access to COVID-19 vaccines

by Susan M. Reverby

As the vaccines against COVID are slowly becoming available, we need to consider the paradox of why so many people of color are dying from the disease yet cannot get the vaccinations. Concerns focus on vaccine refusal but lack of access is the bigger problem.

As the vaccines against COVID are slo wly becoming available, we need to consider the paradox of why so many people of color are dying from the disease yet cannot get the vaccinations. Focus of concern ought to shift from vaccine refusal to lack of access.

Source: PLoS Biology: Archived Table of Contents - March 8, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: Susan M. Reverby Source Type: research