Racial Diversity within COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials: Key Questions and Answers January 26, 2021 Issue Brief This brief reviews why racial diversity within COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials is important, discusses the barriers to participation in clinical trials among people of color, and examines the racial/ethnic composition of clinical trial participants for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
Early State Vaccination Data Raise Warning Flags for Racial Equity January 21, 2021 Blog Across states, data to understand access to and uptake of the vaccine by race/ethnicity and other demographic factors will be central to efforts to ensure equity. KFF is compiling and will regularly update state-reported data on vaccination by race/ethnicity through its COVID-19 state data and policy tracker.
Key Characteristics of Health Care Workers and Implications for COVID-19 Vaccination January 21, 2021 Issue Brief This analysis provides an overview of demographic characteristics and health insurance coverage of health care workers with direct patient contact, including those working in hospital and long-term care settings.
Immigrant Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: Key Issues to Consider January 13, 2021 Issue Brief This brief provides an overview of key issues to consider for reaching noncitizen immigrants as part of COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Potential Health Policy Administrative Actions Under President Biden December 8, 2020 Issue Brief This brief outlines the potential health policy actions that President Biden could take using executive authority, based on campaign pledges, and actions that would reverse or modify regulations or guidance issued by the Trump Administration.
Addressing Racial Equity in Vaccine Distribution December 3, 2020 Issue Brief This brief provides an overview of barriers to vaccination that disproportionately affect people of color and discusses how current national recommendations and state vaccine allocation plans address racial equity.
COVID-19 Risks and Impacts Among Health Care Workers by Race/Ethnicity November 11, 2020 Issue Brief This analysis provides insight into COVID-19 risks and impacts among health care workers and how they vary by race and ethnicity.
Medicaid Initiatives to Improve Maternal and Infant Health and Address Racial Disparities November 10, 2020 Issue Brief This brief provides a summary of Medicaid’s role for pregnant women and infants and current Medicaid initiatives to improve maternal and infant health.
Hispanic People are Facing Widening Gaps in Health Coverage November 6, 2020 Blog New analysis shows that, in 2019, the number of uninsured continued to increase for the third year in a row. Much of the coverage loss between 2018 and 2019 was among Hispanic people, and these data point to significant increased barriers to health care for Hispanic people.
Loss of the Affordable Care Act Would Widen Racial Disparities in Health Coverage October 1, 2020 Blog In November, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on a legal challenge that seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This analysis shows that new coverage options under the ACA have contributed to large gains in coverage, particularly among people of color, helping to narrow longstanding racial disparities in health coverage.
