Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist

Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters and limited federal funding for rolling out vaccination campaigns have resulted in slow booster uptake across the country. [...]divides have once again emerged. A prior study found that vaccination strategies that target high-risk geograp...

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Published inThe Conversation : COVID-19
Main Authors Stokes, Andrew, Lundberg, Dielle, Wrigley-Field, Elizabeth, Raquib, Rafeya
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston The Conversation US, Inc 30.08.2022
Subjects
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
Federal funding
Hispanic people
Immunization
Medical research
Mortality
Native North Americans
Pandemics
Population
Public health
United States > US
Alaska
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Summary:Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters and limited federal funding for rolling out vaccination campaigns have resulted in slow booster uptake across the country. [...]divides have once again emerged. A prior study found that vaccination strategies that target high-risk geographical areas save more lives than strategies based on age alone. [...]the evidence suggests that limited federal funding for COVID-19 booster promotion should be sent to geographical areas that are currently reporting high rates of COVID-19 deaths.