LGBTQ+ Americans are stepping up in the fight against Covid-19 by getting vaccinated at a far higher rate than the rest of the US population. In a first of its kind study, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation released new data revealing that the vast majority – 92% – of LGBTQ+ adults surveyed in the United States had received at least one vaccination for Covid-19.
According to Our World in Data, just over 60% of the general US public has had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose. “We are encouraged to see evidence that suggests such a strong majority of the LGBTQ+ community who responded to the survey have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.