2022 Articles

COVID-19 vaccine uptake and factors associated with being unvaccinated among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual identities (LGBTQ+) New Yorkers

Low, Andrea; Wright, Connor Glen; Platt, Joey; Chang, Christiana; Mantell, Joanne E.; Romero, Emily; Hoos, David; Mannheimer, Sharon B.; Greenleaf, Abigail R.; Castor, Delivette; El-Sadr, Wafaa Mahmoud

Routine data on vaccine uptake are not disaggregated by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual identities (LGBTQ+) populations, despite higher risk of infection and severe disease. We found comparable vaccination uptake patterns among 1032 LGBTQ+ New Yorkers and the general population. We identified critical socioeconomic factors that were associated with vaccine hesitancy in this economically vulnerable population.