COVID-19 disparities experienced by underserved communities in California
The COVID-19 pandemic has punctuated pervasive health disparities among immigrant, refugee, Latino, Asian, and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities [Although current data on vaccination rates in the United States of America (USA) offer hope towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic (as of this writing), 85% of adults completed the primary vaccine series; 65% of eligible adults have received a booster dose in addition to completing the primary series; and vaccine uptake has lagged across BIPOC communities in San Diego County with only 51% of Black, 69% of Hispanic, and 71% of Asian residents having completed the primary vaccines series [