KFF has an up to date evaluation of state-reported information as of February 16, 2021 on COVID-19 vaccinations, instances, and deaths by race/ethnicity.
New to the evaluation are comparisons of vaccination charges in every racial/ethnic group based mostly on state-reported information of complete individuals who have acquired not less than one dose of the vaccine. Amongst simply over half of states reporting information, the vaccination charge amongst White individuals is over thrice larger than the speed for Hispanic individuals (10% vs 3%) and twice as excessive as the speed for Black individuals (10% vs. 5%). The vaccination charge for Asian individuals is nearer to the speed for White individuals in most reporting states, though they’re much less more likely to have been vaccinated in most reporting states.
Throughout the 34 states reporting information on vaccinations by race/ethnicity, there’s a largely constant sample of Black and Hispanic individuals receiving smaller shares of vaccinations in comparison with their shares of instances and deaths and in comparison with their shares of the entire inhabitants.
For instance, in Texas, 20 p.c of vaccinations have gone to Hispanic individuals, whereas Hispanic individuals account for 42 p.c of COVID-19 instances, 47 p.c of deaths from the virus, and 40 p.c of the entire inhabitants within the state. Equally, in Mississippi, Black individuals have acquired 22 p.c of vaccinations however make up 38 p.c of COVID-19 instances, 40 p.c of deaths, and 38 p.c of the entire inhabitants within the state.
The share of vaccinations amongst Asian individuals was much like their share of the entire inhabitants in most states and when there was a disparity usually the variations had been small. White individuals acquired the next share of vaccinations in comparison with their share of instances and deaths and their share of the entire inhabitants in most states reporting information.
Vaccination patterns might change as extra information is obtainable and extra elements of the nation acquire higher entry to vaccines. Eighteen states and Washington DC aren’t but reporting vaccinations by race/ethnicity and a few states have excessive shares of vaccination information with unknown race/ethnicity and/or reporting “different or a number of races.