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ED-based COVID-19 vaccination campaign finds higher vaccination rates for individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups compared with clinic setting.
- Source :
- Journal of Public Health; Jun2023, Vol. 45 Issue 2, pe260-e265, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background Emergency department visits associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to indicate racial and ethnic inequities. We describe the sociodemographic characteristics of individuals receiving COVID-19 vaccination in the emergency department and compare with an outpatient clinic population and emergency department (ED) patients who were eligible but not vaccinated. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of electronic health record data at an urban academic ED from May to July 2021. The primary aim was to characterize the ED-vaccinated population, compared with ED patients who were eligible but unvaccinated and the physically adjacent outpatient vaccination clinic population. Results A total of 627 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered in the ED. Overall, 49% of ED patients during that time had already received at least one vaccine dose prior to ED arrival. Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black patients, and patients on non-commercial insurance had higher odds of being vaccinated in the ED as compared with outpatient clinic setting. Among eligible ED patients, men and patients who were uninsured/self-pay were more likely to accept ED vaccination. Conclusions This ED COVID-19 vaccination campaign demonstrated a higher likelihood to vaccinate individuals from racial/ethnic minority groups, those with high social vulnerability, and non-commercial insurance, when compared with a co-located outpatient vaccination clinic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HOSPITAL emergency services
COVID-19
IMMUNIZATION
MINORITIES
ACADEMIC medical centers
COVID-19 vaccines
RACE
VACCINATION coverage
RETROSPECTIVE studies
COMPARATIVE studies
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
ELECTRONIC health records
METROPOLITAN areas
DATA analysis software
SECONDARY analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17413842
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164395650
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdac072