Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. Cities
The authors estimate the associations between community socioeconomic composition and changes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination levels in eight large cities at three time points. In March, communities with high socioeconomic status (SES) had significantly higher vaccination rates th...
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| description | The authors estimate the associations between community socioeconomic composition and changes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination levels in eight large cities at three time points. In March, communities with high socioeconomic status (SES) had significantly higher vaccination rates than low-SES communities. Between March and April, low-SES communities had significantly lower changes in percentage vaccinated than high-SES communities. Between April and May, this difference was not significant. Thus, the large vaccination gap between communities during restricted vaccine eligibility did not narrow when eligibility opened up. The link between COVID-19 vaccination and community disadvantage may lead to a bifurcated recovery whereby advantaged communities move on from the pandemic more quickly while disadvantaged communities continue to suffer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a515fbb64164a4d81ceef0a5f190a052023-03-17T07:33:23ZengSAGE PublishingSocius2378-02312023-03-01910.1177/23780231231161045Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. CitiesS. Michael Gaddis0Colleen M. Carey1Nicholas V. DiRago2University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USACornell University, Ithaca, NY, USAUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAThe authors estimate the associations between community socioeconomic composition and changes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination levels in eight large cities at three time points. In March, communities with high socioeconomic status (SES) had significantly higher vaccination rates than low-SES communities. Between March and April, low-SES communities had significantly lower changes in percentage vaccinated than high-SES communities. Between April and May, this difference was not significant. Thus, the large vaccination gap between communities during restricted vaccine eligibility did not narrow when eligibility opened up. The link between COVID-19 vaccination and community disadvantage may lead to a bifurcated recovery whereby advantaged communities move on from the pandemic more quickly while disadvantaged communities continue to suffer.https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231231161045 |
| spellingShingle | S. Michael Gaddis Colleen M. Carey Nicholas V. DiRago Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. Cities Socius |
| title | Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. Cities |
| title_full | Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. Cities |
| title_fullStr | Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. Cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. Cities |
| title_short | Changes over Time in COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities in Eight Large U.S. Cities |
| title_sort | changes over time in covid 19 vaccination inequalities in eight large u s cities |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231231161045 |
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