Addressing Mistrust About COVID-19 Vaccines Among Patients of Color

Ann Intern Med. 2021 May;174(5):698-700. doi: 10.7326/M21-0055. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Abstract

This commentary suggests specific strategies and language that clinicians can use to address mistrust of COVID-19 vaccines among racial and ethnic minorities.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / ethnology*
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control*
  • COVID-19 Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Trust / psychology*
  • United States
  • Vaccination Refusal / ethnology*
  • Vaccination Refusal / psychology*

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines