Geographic Variation in Racial Disparities in Receipt of High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Among US Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial disparities in receipt of high-dose influenza vaccine (HDV) have been documented nationally, but whether small-area geographic variation in such disparities exists remains unknown. We assessed the distribution of disparities in HDV receipt between Black and White traditional Medicare beneficiaries vaccinated against influenza within states and hospital referral regions (HRRs).

Methods

We conducted a nationally representative retrospective cohort study of 11,768,724 community-dwelling traditional Medicare beneficiaries vaccinated against influenza during the 2015-2016 influenza season (94.3% White and 5.7% Black). Our comparison was marginalized versus privileged racial group measured as Black versus White race. Vaccination and type of vaccine were obtained

SUBMITTER: Silva JBB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184628 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature