Countering Mpox Vaccination Disparities in Los Angeles County, California, May–December 2022

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ID11036700
AuthorsAuguste Brihn (Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.), Nava Yeganeh (0000-0002-4695-1464, Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.), Sonali Kulkarni (Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.), Olivia Moir (Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.), Saloniki Madrid (Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.), Mario Perez (0000-0002-7441-0331, Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.), Rita Singhal (0000-0003-2558-5925, Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.), Andrea A Kim (0000-0002-9650-2093, Auguste Brihn, Nava Yeganeh, Olivia Moir, Saloniki Madrid, Rita Singhal, and Andrea A. Kim are with the Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. Sonali Kulkarni and Mario Perez are with the Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.)
Year2023
Volume113
Issue12
Pages1258-1262
Publication date2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2023.307409
PMID37733994
OpenAlexW4386917390
LanguageEN
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Providing equitable access to vaccines for individuals at risk for mpox was critical for containing the 2022 mpox outbreak in Los Angeles County, California. Eligible non-Hispanic Black/African American and Latinx individuals had lower vaccine uptake than did non-Hispanic White individuals, despite having higher mpox case rates. Strategies to address disparities in vaccine uptake included using familiar messaging technology to reach individuals at risk for mpox, using partnerships with community-based organizations to raise mpox awareness, and bringing vaccines to locations convenient to at-risk individuals to improve access. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(12):1258–1262. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307409 )

African american · Environmental health · Health equity · Outbreak · Public health · Sociology · Vaccination · Demography · Medicine · Poxvirus research and outbreaks · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Virology · Gerontology

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