BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Recently revised vaccination recommendations for US adults,
aged 65 years and older, include both 23‐valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine …

Despite universal recommendation of the 4-dose diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP)
vaccine series, coverage and timeliness in the US remain suboptimal. DTaP-containing …

Background Concerns regarding vaccine safety and pain have prompted certain parents to
limit the number of shots their child receives per visit. We estimated the prevalence of shot …

Significant racial/ethnic inequities in the uptake of differentiated influenza vaccines (DIVs)
have been previously reported, though less is known about regional disparities. We …

Objectives This study investigates measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization rates
during the measles outbreak in Calgary and Edmonton of 2014 stratified by four area-level …

Preventive services have the potential to reduce health disparities; however, these services
are underutilized, particularly among the underserved. Patients with low socioeconomic …

Objective To understand the relationship between state‐level spending by public health
departments and the incidence of three vaccine preventable diseases (VPD s): mumps …

Healthcare disparities, differences in quality of care, or access between two groups not
justified by differences in need or preferences, exist for groups with social disadvantages …

Pandemic diseases have a nasty history of racialization. COVID-19 is no exception. Beyond
the obvious racist invocations of the “China virus” or the “Wuhan Flu” are subtler racializing …

Purpose Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended for adolescents. By the end
of 2013, 64% of female and 40% of male New York City residents aged 13–18 years had …