With flu than white adults, Black, Hispanic adults more likely to be hospitalized
According to new federal data, Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to be hospitalized with the flu in the United States. Through the 2021-22 flu seasons excluding the 2020-21 season and flu vaccination coverage from the 2010-11 season through the 2021-22 season a new report looked at data from 2009-10 published by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. They found that compared to white adults, among Black adults influenza-related hospitalizations were 80% higher. During most seasons, hospitalization rates for Black adults were between 1.5 and 2.4 times the rates among white adults although there was some variation by season. Additionally, American Indian and Alaska Natives (Ai/AN) flu-related hospitalizations were 30% higher and hospitalizations among Hispanics were 20% higher. For AI/AN adults during the 2011-12 season rates were highest and the 2021-22 seasons with rates 2.7 times those of white adults. Meanwhile for Hispanics, the highest rates were...