Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust and Receipt in British Columbia, Canada: Population Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racialized populations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Higher vaccine hesitancy has been reported among racial and ethnic minorities in some of these countries. In the United Kingdom, for example, higher vaccine hesitancy has been observed among the South Asian population and Black compared with the White population, and this has been attributed to lack of trust in government due to historical and ongoing racism and discrimination.

Objective

This study aimed to assess vaccine receipt by ethnicity and its relationship with mistrust among ethnic groups in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Methods

We included adults ≥18 years of age who participated in the BC COVID-19 Population Mixing Patter

SUBMITTER: Mahmood B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896316 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature