Background Foreign-born persons are considered at higher risk of undervaccination and
exposure to many vaccine-preventable diseases. Information on vaccination coverage …

Introduction Reducing racial/ethnic disparities in immunization rates is a compelling public
health goal. Disparities in childhood vaccination rates have not been observed in recent …

Introduction Adults from racial and ethnic minorities and low-income groups are
disproportionately affected by vaccine-preventable diseases. The objective of this study is to …

Healthy People 2020 targets high vaccination coverage among children. Although
reductions in coverage disparities by race/ethnicity have been described, data by nativity are …

Background An overall increase has been reported in vaccination rates among adolescents
during the past decade. Studies of vaccination coverage have shown disparities when …

Introduction Underinsurance is a barrier to vaccination among children. Information on
vaccination among adults aged≥ 18 years by insurance status is limited. This study …

Background Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged≥ 6 months.
The objective of this study was to assess trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza …

Vaccinations are recommended throughout life to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases
and their sequelae. Adult vaccination coverage, however, remains low for most routinely …

Objective: Although research suggests racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination and
mortality rates, few studies have examined racial/ethnic trends among US adolescents. We …

Introduction Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among adults. The most
effective strategy for preventing influenza is annual vaccination. However, vaccination …