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    CDC: Racial inequities in flu vaccine access

    • Last Update: 2022-10-25
    • Source: Internet
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    CNN reported on the 19th that according to a new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 18th, adults in African-American, Indigenous and Hispanic groups in the United States are more likely to be hospitalized for influenza and less likely to receive influenza vaccines
    .
     
    Based on data from the past 13 flu seasons, African-American adults are 80 percent more hospitalized for influenza, 30 percent more Native Americans, and 20 percent
    more Hispanic hospitalizations than white adults.
    At the same time, these groups are also less likely to get the flu vaccine than the white group
    .
    During the 2021-2022 flu season, 54 percent of white adults were vaccinated, compared to only 42 percent of African-American, 41 percent of Native Americans, and 38 percent of Hispanic adults
    , the data showed.
     
    The report says there are many reasons for inequality, including lack of access to health care and insurance, missed vaccinations and misinformation
    .
    Racism and prejudice exacerbate inequalities
    .
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