An Examination of US Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499415 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ethan Moss (College of New Jersey), Natasha A Patterson (0009-0006-5900-0162, College of New Jersey, corresponding author), Brenda Seals (0000-0002-1797-1386, College of New Jersey) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 15629-15629 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192315629 |
| PMID | 36497703 |
| OpenAlex | W4310038664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
COVID-19 quickly spread across the United States (US) while communications and policies at all government levels suffered from inconsistency, misinformation, and lack of coordination. In order to explain the discrepancy between availability and population uptake, a case study was conducted analyzing vaccine rollout plans, social media, and Health Officer/Other Key Informant interviews in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Key research questions included, "What were the barriers and facilitators of early COVID vaccine distribution?" and "What mechanisms in the community emerged to alleviate strains in early vaccination?" Findings from this study revealed that pre-existing emergency preparedness infrastructures and plans developed since the 9/11 tragedy were seemingly abandoned. This caused health departments at all levels of government to make impromptu, non-uniform decisions leading to confusion, vaccine hesitancy, and ultimately low uptake. The results indicate that future vaccine rollout best practices must include evidence-based decision-making, coordinated communications, and outreach to high-priority and vulnerable communities
Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Government (linguistics · Impromptu · Misinformation · Outreach · Political science · Population · Preparedness · Public relations · Social media · Computer Science · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Law · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |