A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows gay and lesbian adults report higher vaccination rates against COVID than straight adults. Yep, not our first pandemic. https://twitter.com/Americares/status/1489752134031659010 From USA Today:
Data collected from the National Immunization Survey Adult COVID Module showed 85.4% of gay and lesbian adults over 18 had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine compared with 76.3% for heterosexual adults.
Vaccination coverage was the highest for adult gay and lesbian white non-Hispanic men and women at 94.1% for men and 88.5% for women.
Across all sexual orientation categories, vaccination coverage was the lowest among non-Hispanic Black LGBTQ adults. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual women also had lower rates of vaccination coverage compared with men.
Read the full article here. Related: LGBTQ Americans Lead The Way In COVID Vaccinations
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