Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-17-2023
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected refugee, immigrant, and migrant populations. Vaccines are essential for decreasing transmission and severity of COVID-19 infection. Understanding differences in vaccination coverage based on preferred language is crucial for focusing efforts to decrease COVID-19-related disparities. Four sites in the Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health collaboratively evaluated completion of primary COVID-19 vaccination series on or before December 31, 2021, for patients who were 12 years or older on June 30, 2021, by preferred language. The non-English/non-Spanish speaking population included 46,714 patients who spoke 174 languages; COVID-19 vaccination coverage by language ranged from 26.2% to 88.0%. Stratifying vaccination coverage by specific language is a critical first step toward dismantling disparities and shaping interventions that best meet the needs of communities served.
Recommended Citation
Steiner, Abigail; Rodrigues, Kristine Knuti; Mudenge, Nadège; Young, Janine; Rasulo, Rasulo; Payton, Colleen; DeSilva, Malini; Michel, Jeremy; Fabio, Mary; and Yun, Katherine, "Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage for Newcomer Communities: The Importance of Disaggregation by Language" (2023). College of Population Health Faculty Papers. Paper 177.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/healthpolicyfaculty/177
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Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 109, Issue 1, July 2023, Pg. 90 - 93.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.22-0724. Copyright © 2023 The author(s).