March 17, 2021

County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Social Vulnerability — United States, December 14, 2020–March 1, 2021

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Vaccines and Immunity

Keywords (Tags): vaccines

• Counties with high social vulnerability had lower first-dose vaccination coverage (14%) compared to those with low social vulnerability (16%) during the first 2.5 months of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination program in the US (December 15, 2020 – March 1, 2021). Vaccination coverage was lower in low vulnerability counties compared to high vulnerability counties among those aged ≥65 years (2.3 percentage points lower), those living in multiunit housing (1.3 percentage points lower), and among households with no vehicle (0.7 percentage points lower).

Hughes et al. (Mar 17, 2021). County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Social Vulnerability — United States, December 14, 2020–March 1, 2021. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7012e1