2023
Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicity groupsFirst vaccinationFirst COVID-19 vaccinationVeterans AffairsWhite veteransCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsEthnicity groupsCOVID-19 vaccinationLarge healthcare systemEquitable vaccine distributionAsian Americans/Pacific IslandersRace/ethnicityUnvaccinated patientsComorbidity indexInfluenza vaccinationSelf-reported categoriesBlack groupCare visitsCohort studyHazard ratioPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patients
2021
Social determinants of pertussis and influenza vaccine uptake in pregnancy: a national cohort study in England using electronic health records
Walker JL, Rentsch CT, McDonald HI, Bak J, Minassian C, Amirthalingam G, Edelstein M, Thomas S. Social determinants of pertussis and influenza vaccine uptake in pregnancy: a national cohort study in England using electronic health records. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e046545. PMID: 34155074, PMCID: PMC8217954, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPertussis vaccine uptakeVaccine uptakeNon-white ethnicityPregnant womenEligible pregnanciesSocial determinantsCohort studyNationwide population-based cohort studyClinical Practice Research DatalinkPopulation-based cohort studyGreater deprivationCare dataLow vaccine uptakeInfluenza vaccine uptakeSecondary care dataNational cohort studyPrimary care dataVaccine-preventable diseasesLow uptakeVaccine promotion strategiesElectronic health recordsInfluenza vaccinationMaternal ageSuccessive pregnanciesVaccination promotion