Rural-urban and within-rural differences in COVID-19 vaccination rates.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

COVID-19 mortality rates are higher in rural versus urban areas in the United States, threatening to exacerbate the existing rural mortality penalty. To save lives and facilitate economic recovery, we must achieve widespread vaccination coverage. This study compared adult COVID-19 vaccination rates across the US rural-urban continuum and across different types of rural counties.

Methods

We retrieved vaccination rates as of August 11, 2021, for adults aged 18+ for the 2,869 counties for which data were available from the CDC. We merged these with county-level data on demographic and socioeconomic composition, health care infrastructure, 2020 Trump vote share, and USDA labor market type. We then used regression models to examine predictors of COVID-19 vaccination rates

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8661570 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature