A programmatic update on COVID-19 vaccination in rural communities in the United States

When public health experts think of rural barriers to vaccines, they often initially focus on access, which makes sense with a new vaccine during a pandemic. This commentary highlights that there can be more complexity to vaccine uptake in rural communities. What follows are some examples of CDC’s e...

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Published in:Vaccine 2024-09, Vol.42 (Suppl 3), p.125897-125897, Article 125897
Main Authors: Piasecki, Alexandra M., Hall, Diane M., Zajac, Julie, Miller, Scott A., Nilson, Jane R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Case studies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S
Collaboration
Commentary
Community
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines - administration & dosage
Disease control
Editing
Education
False information
Humans
Immunization
Leadership
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Partnerships
Public health
Rural
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural Population
SARS-CoV-2 - immunology
Social networks
Task forces
United States - epidemiology
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Vaccine equity
Vaccines
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Summary:When public health experts think of rural barriers to vaccines, they often initially focus on access, which makes sense with a new vaccine during a pandemic. This commentary highlights that there can be more complexity to vaccine uptake in rural communities. What follows are some examples of CDC’s efforts to better understand rural health and learnings to inform ongoing vaccination efforts in rural communities.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.043