County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Social Vulnerability — United States, December 14, 2020–March 1, 2021

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Deng, Li ; Gibbs-Scharf, Lynn ; Grossman, Marissa K. ; Hallisey, Elaine ; Harris, LaTreace Q. ; Hughes, Michelle M. ; Murthy, Bhavini Patel ; Musial, Trieste ; Pun, Eugene ; Reynolds, Laura E. ; Ritchey, Matthew D. ; Sharpe, J. Danielle ; Stokley, Shannon ; Toblin, Robin L. ; Ussery, Emily N. ; Wang, Alice ; Weller, Daniel L. ; Whiteman, Ari
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 has disproportionally affected racial/ethnic minority groups and persons who are economically and socially disadvantaged. Ensuring equitable COVID-19 vaccine coverage is a national priority. What is added by this report? In the first 2.5 months of the U.S. vaccination program, high social vulnerability counties had lower COVID-19 vaccination coverage than did low social vulnerability counties. Although vaccination coverage estimates by county-level social vulnerability varied widely among states, disparities in vaccination coverage were observed in the majority of states. What are the implications for public health practice? Continued monitoring of vaccination coverage by social vulnerability metrics is critical for developing tailored, local vaccine administration and outreach efforts to reduce COVID-19 vaccination inequities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Coronavirus COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Economics Emergency Responders Healthcare Disparities Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Immunization Programs Minority Health Occupational Health Program Evaluation Public Health Race Factors Residence Characteristics Risk Assessment Safety Social Vulnerability Socioeconomic Factors Vaccination Coverage Viral Diseases Vulnerable Populations

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• Keywords:
  Humans; Vaccines; Health care; Public health; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Racial factors; Minority health; Health disparities; Disease prevention; Viral diseases; Infection control; Risk management; Emergency treatment; Medical treatment; Health services; Economics; Socioeconomics; Sociological factors; Medical services
• Source:
  MMWR 2021 Mar; 70(12):431-436
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  33764963
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7993557
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Shefer, Abigail
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062264
• Contact Point Address:
  Michelle M. Hughes, CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  nqw7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104803/cdc_104803_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 161.21 KB ]