Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index and COVID-19 vaccination coverage - The United States, December 14, 2020-January 31, 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In 2021, HHS Office of Minority Health and CDC developed a composite measure of social vulnerability called the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (MHSVI) to assess the needs of communities most vulnerable to COVID-19. The MHSVI extends the CDC Social Vulnerability Index with two new themes on healthcare access and medical vulnerability. This analysis examines COVID-19 vaccination coverage by social vulnerability using the MHSVI.

Methods

County-level COVID-19 vaccine administration data among persons aged ≥18 years reported to CDC from 12/14/20 to 01/31/22 were analyzed. U.S. counties from 50 states and DC were categorized into tertiles of vulnerability (low, moderate, and high) for the composite MHSVI measure and each of the 34 indicators. Vaccination c

SUBMITTER: Saelee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922574 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature