Vaccine hesitancy may not be why people of color are getting Covid shots at a lower rate

… America’s vaccination effort is among the best in the world. One of the few problems so far has been a racial inequity in who is receiving the vaccine. White Americans have received a disproportionate percentage of vaccinations compared with Black and Hispanic Americans. A lot of politicians have claimed this is because of vaccine hesitancy from people of color.

A look at the polling data suggests, however, that this may not be the case. The lower vaccination rates may, at least in part, be because of problems with access to the vaccine. CONTINUED

Harry Enten, CNN

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