Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 11, 2021

Demographic and Social Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Initiation Among Adults Aged =65 Years — United States, December 14, 2020–April 10, 2021

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  • 79% of US older adults (aged ≥65 years, n>42 million) have received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of April 10, 2021. On average, counties with low vaccination rates (<50% of older adults) compared with counties with high vaccination rates (≥75% of older adults) had higher percentages of older adults who do not own a computer (25% vs 19%), have no internet access (10% vs 7%), report living alone (14% vs 12%), and live below the federal poverty line (10% vs 8%). The proportion of residents who belong to a racial/ethnic minority group was similar in low and high vaccination rate counties, although race/ethnicity was missing in 42% of records among recipients of at least one dose.

Whiteman et al. (May 11, 2021). Demographic and Social Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Initiation Among Adults Aged =65 Years — United States, December 14, 2020–April 10, 2021. MMWR.  https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7019e4