Understanding the psychological antecedents of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among Black Americans: implications for vaccine communication.

Kathryn Thier Yuan Wang Clement A Adebamowo Shana O Ntiri Sandra Crouse Quinn Xiaoli Nan

Published in: Journal of communication in healthcare (2022)

Developing culturally tailored interventions for Black Americans that build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, highlight collective responsibility, and attend to Black Americans' information sources is key to boosting Black Americans' COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Future research is needed to understand how historical and ongoing racism affects the psychological antecedents of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among Black Americans.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
healthcare
current status
sleep quality