Analysis of Language Translations of State Governments' Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Websites.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, non-English-communicating individuals have faced inequities in access to resources for vaccine education and uptake. We characterized the language translation status of states' COVID-19 vaccine websites to inform discussion on the sufficiency of translated information and strategies for expanding the availability of multilingual vaccine information.

Methods

We identified the primary COVID-19 vaccine website for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government ("jurisdictions") and determined the languages into which information about obtaining the vaccine (access) and vaccine safety and efficacy had been translated, as of October 2021. We compared these findings with data fro

SUBMITTER: Tensmeyer NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9536349 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature