Evaluating spatial accessibility to COVID-19 vaccine resources in diversely populated counties in the United States.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the accessibility to COVID-19 vaccination resources in two counties surrounding Newark, NJ in the New York Metropolitan Area, United States. The study area represents diverse population makeups. COVID-19 vaccines were made available by different types of vaccination sites including county mass vaccination sites, medical facilities and pharmacies, and a FEMA community vaccination center in spring 2021. We used the two-step floating catchment area method to measure accessibility and calculated the average accessibility scores of different population groups. We examined the patterns and tested the significance of the differences in accessibility across population groups. The results showed clear spatial heterogeneity in the accessibility to vaccine resources with the exist

SUBMITTER: Qi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9358221 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature