1. Serious Mental Illness Diagnosis and COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in the Veterans Health Administration
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Taona P, Haderlein, W Neil, Steers, and Aram, Dobalian
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,COVID-19 Testing ,COVID-19 Vaccines ,Adolescent ,Mental Disorders ,COVID-19 ,Humans ,Veterans Health ,United States ,Veterans - Abstract
This study examined the association between serious mental illness diagnoses and COVID-19 vaccination among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients.The sample (N=4,890,693) comprised veterans ages ≥18 years with VHA outpatient visits from March 1, 2018, through February 29, 2020. Veterans with serious mental illness were identified withPatients with serious mental illness and patients without serious mental illness were equally likely to receive a vaccination (48% and 46%, respectively; average effect of serious mental illness=-0.4%, 95% confidence interval=-0.8% to 0.1%).VHA outreach activities have contributed to equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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- 2022
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