ReviewJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2023
Black Americans Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine and Effective Strategies to Overcome Barriers: An Integrative Literature Review.
Review in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors and Mistrust Among Black and Latino Public Housing Residents in NYC.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2026Trial
- Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination and Perceptions Around Vaccination Uptake Strategies Among African Americans Living in the US South: Opportunities for Public Health Program Intervention.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Among Black Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the USA.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Barriers to Vaccination: Comparing Perceptions Based on Vaccination Status.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Emphasizing Science: Black Pastors Encourage Awareness of Medical Information about COVID-19 Vaccine.Global journal of health science · 2026Article
- Medical Trustworthiness and COVID-19: Examining Health Beliefs and Vaccine Uptake in Disinvested Black Communities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Intention and Uptake by July 2022 in Wisconsin.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2025Article
- Immune response in breastmilk of Black women to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination against COVID-19.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundBlack 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.
methodDatabases CINAHL and LitCovid from the National Library of Medicine were utilized to find the articles included in this review.
resultsA total of seven articles were identified indicating five barriers preventing Black Americans from being vaccinated against COVID-19 that included (1) mistrust of the medical establishment, (2) uncertainty in vaccine safety, (3) limited access to healthcare, (4) inequitable access to resources, and (5) lower health literacy. The studies also indicated five strategies to increase the desire of Black Americans to be vaccinated including (1) utilizing trusted community leaders, (2) acknowledgment of the history of discrimination and trauma, (3) building more representative clinical trial cohorts, (4) continual investment into community-based organizations, and (5) mobile vaccine clinics.
conclusionThe medical establishment in the USA has significant work to do to gain the trust of Black Americans. Many of the strategies to increase vaccine uptake among Black Americans have yet to be implemented which limits the conclusions that can be drawn from them. A future study should examine the outcomes of these proposed solutions to see if they do indeed work as intended and increase vaccination rates among this population.
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