Let’s start with the big picture. 39% of the total US population are fully vaccinated. Vaccinations per day have slowed down to 1.7 million per day (which is half of what we were seeing in April at 3.5 million per day). Bummer! There’s a misconception that anyone who wants a vaccine can get one. Yes, vaccines are becoming more and more widely available. But, that does not mean access is equal. I’ve shown this graph before - It shows the vaccination rates for three groups according to social vulnerability. Social vulnerability is an aggregate measure of factors that can affect someone’s health (like poor housing, lack of health insurance, rurality, poverty, etc). The MOST vulnerable groups have a vaccination rate of 33% while the least vulnerable groups are at 42%.
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COVID Vaccine Inequities (still)
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Let’s start with the big picture. 39% of the total US population are fully vaccinated. Vaccinations per day have slowed down to 1.7 million per day (which is half of what we were seeing in April at 3.5 million per day). Bummer! There’s a misconception that anyone who wants a vaccine can get one. Yes, vaccines are becoming more and more widely available. But, that does not mean access is equal. I’ve shown this graph before - It shows the vaccination rates for three groups according to social vulnerability. Social vulnerability is an aggregate measure of factors that can affect someone’s health (like poor housing, lack of health insurance, rurality, poverty, etc). The MOST vulnerable groups have a vaccination rate of 33% while the least vulnerable groups are at 42%.