Vaccination Intentions Generate Racial Disparities in the Societal Persistence of COVID-19

We combined survey, mobility, and infections data in greater Boston, MA to simulate the effects of racial disparities inclination become vaccinated on continued infection rates attainment herd immunity. The simulation projected marked inequities, with communities color experiencing 3 times higher than predominantly White reaching immunity 45 days later average. Persuasion individuals uncertain about vaccination was crucial preventing worst inequities but could only narrow them so far because 1/5th Black Latinx said that they would never vaccinate. results point a need for well-crafted, compassionate messaging reaches out those most resistant vaccine.