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In the early rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, when supplies were limited, where did these allocations go, and were certain types of communities advantaged or disadvantaged? Administration requirements made it… Click to show full abstract
In the early rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, when supplies were limited, where did these allocations go, and were certain types of communities advantaged or disadvantaged? Administration requirements made it difficult to quickly distribute the COVID-19 vaccine during the initial rollout. Thus, the task of public health officials was to make equitable allocations that prioritized those most vulnerable. Using data from Texas, we compare where these vaccine allocations went with the demographic characteristics of those neighborhoods to see if racial/ethnic minority neighborhoods were disadvantaged in this regard. Previous work has shown that racial/ethnic minority communities have fewer health care facilities
Journal Title: Journal of health and social behavior
Year Published: 2022
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