Impact of healthcare capacity disparities on the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the United States: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the US has been hampered by a substantial geographical heterogeneity of the vaccination coverage. Several studies have proposed vaccination hesitancy as a key driver of the vaccination uptake disparities. However, the impact of other important structural determinants such as local disparities in healthcare capacity is virtually unknown.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we conducted causal inference and geospatial analyses to assess the impact of healthcare capacity on the vaccination coverage disparity in the US. We evaluated the causal relationship between the healthcare system capacity of 2417 US counties and their COVID-19 vaccination rate. We also conducted geospatial analyses using spatial scan statisti

SUBMITTER: Cuadros DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9750060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature