Through selective exposure, this study examined the role the US news media played in encouraging or discouraging minority races from getting vaccinated. Through content analysis and focus groups, we were able to demonstrate that most media messages focused on prior beliefs in their reporting, therefore, discouraging the black and Latino minorities from getting the COVID-19 vaccinations. Further, while blacks and Latinos based their fears of the vaccines on health effects, white respondents were more concerned about government surveillance and the desire to go back to “normal” life after the quarantine. Ultimately, white respondents were more positive about vaccination arguing that they were tired of the quarantine and wanted normal life back.

通过选择性接触，这项研究检验了美国新闻媒体在鼓励或阻止少数族裔接种疫苗方面所起的作用。通过内容分析和焦点小组，我们能够证明大多数媒体信息都集中在其报道中的先前信念，因此，阻止了黑人和拉丁裔少数群体接种 COVID-19 疫苗。此外，虽然黑人和拉丁裔美国人对疫苗的担忧是基于健康影响，但白人受访者更关心政府的监控以及隔离后恢复“正常”生活的愿望。最终，白人受访者对疫苗接种更加积极，他们认为他们厌倦了隔离并希望恢复正常生活。