171 COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Latinx Sexual and Gender Minorities in South Florida

Abstract

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Intersecting marginalized identities and multimorbidity elevate Latinx sexual and gender minority (SGM) risk for severe COVID-19, making vaccination critically important for this group. This study provides some of the first data on strategies for improving vaccination efforts in this community. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Data come from the Latinx SGM substudies of the NIH-funded Florida Community Engaged Alliance against COVID-19 Health Disparities (FL-CEAL), recruited between April 2021-August 2022 (n=215). Descriptive statistics and univariate analyses informed a multivariable logistic regression model with a dichotomous outcome variable for respondents who received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Covariates included, gender, education, poverty, immigration status, an index of six COVID-19-related challenges, and dominant COVID-19 strain. Dichotomous measures of trust in six information sources (e.g., doctors, community organizations, social media) were also included. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: 182 respondents (85%) had received one or more vaccines. Key findings of statistical significance associated with vaccination from the adjusted model include White race (p=0.028), college degree attainment (p=0.006), high trust in community organizations (p=0.022), and the dominant variant at the time of survey (p DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: In a departure from non-SGM Latinx samples, high trust in community organizations was significantly associated with vaccine uptake. This highlights the importance of LGBT organizations to Latinx SGM and suggests messaging regarding vaccination via these organizations may be especially effective.