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Making Vaccines Equitably Available to All Persons in Pima County, Arizona, 2020–2021

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We review the Pima County (Arizona) Health Department’s efforts to achieve equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution in a county with a social vulnerability index of 0.88. We expedited vaccine distribution, focusing on equitable distribution, implementing a multi–point of dispensing approach, and using a periurban and rural strategy. Pima County has one of the highest vaccine distribution percentages among the highest social vulnerability index quartiles and is more than 10 percentage points ahead of other large counties in Arizona in vaccine uptake. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(11):1560–1563. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307040 )

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.307040

Authors: Theresa Cullen, Jennie Mullins, Crystal La Tour Rambaud, Pierce Lawlor, Mary V. Davis

Institution: Pima County Health Department

Language: English

Topic: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4304755012

FWCI: 0.363

Cites: 1

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10