A new nationwide poll by @TheUndefeated and the Kaiser Family Foundation ( @KFF ) found that 7 in 10 African Americans believe that they are treated unfairly based on race or ethnicity when they seek medical care.

THREAD. https://theundefeated.com/features/new-poll-shows-black-americans-see-a-racist-health-care-system-setting-the-stage-for-pandemics-impact/

The poll, which included interviews with 777 African Americans, is the most comprehensive survey of Black attitudes and experiences with health care since the start of the pandemic.

About four out of 10 Black adults said they knew someone who has died from the coronavirus, almost double the rate for white people.

One-third of Black adults and nearly half of Black parents are struggling to pay their bills as a result of the pandemic. Two out of 3 Black parents have either lost jobs or had their incomes interrupted since the pandemic struck in February.

While a sizable minority of Americans of all races are deeply skeptical of the nation’s byzantine health care system, the feeling is more pronounced in the Black community. Fifty-five percent of African Americans said they distrust it.

Despite the horrific toll of the pandemic, African Americans are doubtful about the promise of a coronavirus vaccine that public health officials hope to begin deploying in the coming months.

Just half of African Americans surveyed said they would be interested in taking a vaccine, even if it were determined to be safe and were provided at no cost.

By comparison, 2 in 3 white people said they would definitely or probably get vaccinated, as did 6 in 10 Hispanics.

The vast majority of African Americans who said they would not take a coronavirus vaccine did not think that it would be properly tested, distributed fairly or developed with the needs of Black people in mind.

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