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US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark

  • Written by Elisa J. Sobo, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, San Diego State University
imageWith many vaccine-eligible people in the U.S. staying away, some vaccine sites have no lines. Mario Tama/Getty Images

By early July 2021, nearly two-thirds of all U.S. residents 12 years and older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; 55% were fully vaccinated. But uptake varies drastically by region – and it is lower on...

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