WASHINGTON, D.C. — (02-03-22) — According to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), LGBT adults are more likely to have been vaccinated against COVID-19 than heterosexual adults.
The new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 85.4% of gay and lesbian Americans 18 and over had received at least one vaccine dose as of October 2021.
By comparison, 76.3% of heterosexuals reported receiving at least one initial dose by the same time period.
The study also found that gay and lesbian adults were more likely to be concerned about COVID-19 and believe in the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
Highlights from the 2022 Survey:
CDC researchers collected data from the National Immunization Survey Adult COVID Module between Aug. 29, 2021 and Oct. 30, 2021.
The data also showed that bisexual and transgender adults had similar vaccination rates to heterosexual adults with 72.6% of bisexual adults fully vaccinated by the end of October, as were 71.4% of transgender adults.
When it came to race/ethnicity, gay white men and lesbian white women had higher rates of vaccination at 94.1% and 88.5%, respectively, receiving at least one dose compared to heterosexual white men and women at 74.2% and 78.6%, respectively.
Hispanic gay men also had higher COVID vaccination rates at 82.9% compared to 72% of Hispanic heterosexual men.
However the disturbing thing is that Black and Hispanic lesbian women had lower rates of vaccination at 57.9% and 72.6%, respectively, compared to Black and Hispanic heterosexual women at 75.6% and 80.5%, respectively.
Dr. A.D. McNaghten, a member of the CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Team and corresponding author of the study said, “The disparity between the percentage of white gay men with at least one vaccine dose and Black lesbian women with at least one dose is “alarming.”
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76.3% of gay and lesbian adults said they were “completely” or “very” confident in the safety of COVID vaccines, as did 70.4% of bisexual adults. Comparatively, only 63.9% of heterosexual adults said they felt the same way.
Additionally, 90.8% of gay and lesbian adults and 86.8% of bisexual adults said COVID vaccines are “very” or “somewhat” important to protect themselves compared to 80.4% of heterosexual adults.
Transgender and nonbinary adults, on the other hand, were confident about vaccine protection but not safety, with 83.2% saying they believed vaccines were necessary to protect against COVID, but only 62.8% saying they believed the shots are safe.
The researchers found 56.8% of gay and lesbian adults and 51.3% of bisexual adults were “very” or “moderately” concerned about COVID compared to 48.1% of heterosexual adults.
“Additional research could help determine if these differences are associated with socioeconomic or health care access issues, and if there are factors influencing vaccine uptake or vaccine hesitancy within specific groups,” said Dr. A.D. McNaghten in an interview with ABC News.
Dr. A.D. McNaghten and the co-authors of the study said it is important to include sexual orientation and gender identity when collecting data on vaccination status to help eliminate disparities.
Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer
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