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. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2115653.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15653.

Evaluation of Health Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plans in the United States

Amber Hardeman  1 , Taylor Wong  2 , Joshua L Denson  3 , Radu Postelnicu  2 , Juan C Rojas  4
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Evaluation of Health Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plans in the United States

Amber Hardeman et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates measures of health equity in COVID-19 vaccination plans in the 50 US states and Washington, DC.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Denson reported receiving grants from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Betty Moore Foundation outside of the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Conditions Listed as High Risk in 50 Vaccination Policies
Of 51 vaccination plans, 50 identified high-risk conditions. One state did not specify what conditions they considered to be high risk. CAD indicates coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HTN, hypertension.
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