COVID-19 vaccination dynamics in the US: coverage velocity and carrying capacity based on socio-demographic vulnerability indices in California's pediatric population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 vaccine inequities have been widespread across California, the United States, and globally. As COVID-19 vaccine inequities have not been fully understood in the youth population, it is vital to determine possible factors that drive inequities to enable actionable change that promotes vaccine equity among vulnerable minor populations.

Methods

The present study used the social vulnerability index (SVI) and daily vaccination numbers within the age groups of 12-17, 5-11, and under 5 years old across all 58 California counties to model the growth velocity and the anticipated maximum proportion of population vaccinated.

Results

Overall, highly vulnerable counties, when compared to low and moderately vulnerable counties, experienced a lower vaccination

SUBMITTER: Bruckhaus AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10203576 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature