1. Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Status Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents -- United States, October 31, 2022--May 7, 2023.
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Haanschoten, Emily, Dubendris, Heather, Reses, Hannah E., Barbre, Kira, Meng, Lu, Benin, Andrea, and Bell, Jeneita M.
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DEMOGRAPHIC surveys ,VACCINATION ,CORONAVIRUS diseases ,LONG-term care facilities ,LONG-term health care - Abstract
Residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities constitute a population that is vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection; COVID-19 vaccination effectively reduces severe COVID-19 in these settings. To examine demographic differences in primary and up-to-date vaccination status against COVID-19 among LTC facility residents, a descriptive analysis of COVID-19 vaccination data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) COVID-19 vaccination data from October 31, 2022, to May 7, 2023, were analyzed. Being up to date was defined as having received a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine dose or having completed a primary vaccination series <2 months earlier. Geographic disparities in vaccination coverage were identified, with substantially lower prevalences of up-to-date status among LTC facility residents in the South (Region 6) (37.7%) and Southeast (Region 4) (36.5%) than among those in the Pacific Northwest (Region 10) (53.3%) and Mountain West (Region 8) (59.6%) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regions. Up-to-date status was lowest among Black or African American (39.9%) and multiracial (42.2%) LTC facility residents. Strategies to increase up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination among LTC facility residents could include and address these geographic and racial differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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