COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics — Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020–May 15, 2021

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Pingali, Cassandra ; Meghani, Mehreen ; Razzaghi, Hilda ; Lamias, Mark J. ; Weintraub, Eric ; Kenigsberg, Tat'Yana A. ; Klein, Nicola P. ; Lewis, Ned ; Fireman, Bruce ; Zerbo, Ousseny ; Bartlett, Joan ; Goddard, Kristin ; Donahue, James ; Hanson, Kayla ; Naleway, Allison ; Kharbanda, Elyse O. ; Yih, W. Katherine ; Nelson, Jennifer Clark ; Lewin, Bruno J. ; Williams, Joshua T.B. ; Glanz, Jason M. ; Singleton, James A. ; Patel, Suchita A.
• Description:
  COVID-19 vaccination is critical to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of minority racial and ethnic groups have experienced disproportionate COVID-19-associated morbidity and Mortality (1); however, COVID-19 vaccination coverage is lower in these groups (2). CDC used data from CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD)* to assess disparities in vaccination coverage among persons aged ≥16 years by race and ethnicity during December 14, 2020-May 15, 2021. Measures of coverage included receipt of ≥1 COVID-19 vaccine dose (i.e., receipt of the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines or 1 dose of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine [Johnson & Johnson]) and full vaccination (receipt of 2 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines or 1 dose of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine). Among 9.6 million persons aged ≥16 years enrolled in VSD during December 14, 2020-May 15, 2021, ≥1-dose coverage was 48.3%, and 38.3% were fully vaccinated. As of May 15, 2021, coverage with ≥1 dose was lower among non-Hispanic Black (Black) and Hispanic persons (40.7% and 41.1%, respectively) than it was among non-Hispanic White (White) persons (54.6%). Coverage was highest among non-Hispanic Asian (Asian) persons (57.4%). Coverage with ≥1 dose was higher among persons with certain medical conditions that place them at higher risk for severe COVID-19 (high-risk conditions) (63.8%) than it was among persons without such conditions (41.5%) and was higher among persons who had not had COVID-19 (48.8%) than it was among those who had (42.4%). Persons aged 18-24 years had the lowest ≥1-dose coverage (28.7%) among all age groups. Continued monitoring of vaccination coverage and efforts to improve equity in coverage are critical, especially among populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Delivery Of Health Care, Integrated Ethnicity Female Health Status Disparities Humans Insurance, Health Male Middle Aged Racial Groups Vaccination Coverage Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 70(28):985-990
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7028a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  34264911
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8314710
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  28
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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