Racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination in Canada: results from the cross-sectional Canadian Community Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination coverage have been observed in Canada and in other countries. We aimed to compare vaccination coverage for at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine between First Nations people living off reserve and Métis, Black, Arab, Chinese, South Asian and White people.

Methods

We used data collected between June 2021 and June 2022 by Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey, a large, nationally representative cross-sectional study. The analysis included 64 722 participants aged 18 years or older from the 10 provinces. We used a multiple logistic regression model to determine associations between vaccination status and race, controlling for collection period, region of residence, age, gender and education.

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SUBMITTER: Guay M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681669 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature