The CDC reports demographic characteristics, including race/ethnicity, of people receiving COVID-19 vaccinations at the national level. Federal Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity The CDC has indicated that vaccine equity is an important goal, with equity defined as preferential access and administration to those who have been most affected by COVID-19. Reaching high vaccination rates across individuals and communities will be key for achieving broad protection through a vaccine, mitigating the disproportionate impacts of the virus for people of color, and preventing widening racial health disparities going forward. 1 Over the course of the vaccination rollout Black and Hispanic people have been less likely than their White counterparts to have received a vaccine, but these disparities have narrowed over time, particularly for Hispanic people. As of November 2, 2021, White people accounted for the largest share (60%) of people who are unvaccinated. With the continued spread of the more transmissible Delta variant, unvaccinated people remain at increased risk for infection, illness, and death. While this achievement has led to steep declines in COVID-19 cases and deaths, vaccination coverage-and the protections provided by it-remains uneven across the country. As of this week, federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 67% of the total population in the United States have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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