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Review
. 2022 Sep 15:prac019.
doi: 10.1093/ppar/prac019.

Geographic Differences in Vaccine Hesitancy Among Older Adults

Arlesia Mathis  1 , Ronica Rooks  2
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Review

Geographic Differences in Vaccine Hesitancy Among Older Adults

Arlesia Mathis et al. Public Policy Aging Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Racial/ethnic disparities; U.S. regions; Vaccination.

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Figure 1.
Regional differences in the proportion of older adults with vaccine hesitancy by race and ethnicity.
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