Up to date evaluation of state-reported information as of February 1, 2021 on COVID-19 vaccinations, circumstances, and deaths by race/ethnicity is now out there.
Primarily based on almost half of states reporting vaccination information by race/ethnicity, Black and Hispanic individuals proceed to obtain smaller shares of vaccinations in comparison with their shares of circumstances and deaths and in comparison with their proportions of the whole inhabitants. In all 23 states reporting information, Black individuals account for a smaller share of vaccinations in comparison with their share of circumstances and smaller than (equal to in Vermont) their share of deaths. In 21 states reporting information on Hispanic individuals, the share of vaccinations amongst Hispanic individuals is smaller than their share of COVID-19 circumstances and in addition of their share of deaths except for Missouri and Vermont.
Vaccination patterns might change as extra information is on the market and extra elements of the nation acquire better entry to vaccines. Thus far half of states usually are not but reporting vaccinations by race/ethnicity. In 8 of the 23 reporting states, race/ethnicity is unknown for 1 / 4 of vaccinations, together with Texas and Virginia the place over 40% of vaccinations have unknown race/ethnicity.
Past monitoring information, KFF continues to supply evaluation on racial fairness in vaccination distribution and our information reporting at KHN additionally has proven that vaccination is lagging by numerous measures for individuals of shade.