Christopher Pool

Title:  Latino COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Amid the First Year of Vaccine Availability in the United States

This thesis explores potential connections between political trust and the observed changes in Hispanic/Latino vaccine uptake. Upon observing the positive shift in Latino vaccination rates between April 2021 and January 2022,  I assess the extent to which various forms of vaccine hesitancy have influenced vaccine uptake within the Latino population of the US? What factors uniquely impact COVID-19 vaccine uptake among the Hispanic/Latino population relative to other racial groups?

First Thesis Advisor:  Professor Paul Testa

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Second Thesis Advisor:  Dean Ronald Aubert

Interim Dean, School of Public Health, Professor of the Practice of Race and Ethnicity, CSREA,  Faculty Co-Director, Presidential Scholars Program