J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
October 2023
Background: Black Americans have a greater likelihood of serious morbidity or mortality from contracting the coronavirus and represent the lowest percentage of vaccinated individuals by race. This integrative literature review aims to identify the major barriers to Black Americans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and proposed solutions to improve vaccination rates among this population.
Method: Databases CINAHL and LitCovid from the National Library of Medicine were utilized to find the articles included in this review.