Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel

Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) groups have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to examine COVID-19 vaccination rate by neighborhood SES and ethnicity in Israel, a country which has achieved high vaccination rates. Methods Data on vaccinations were...

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Autores principales:	Mor Saban, Vicki Myers, Shani Ben-Shetrit, Rachel Wilf-Miron
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3e13f1021070492a831dbfbb5f620f7f2021-11-14T12:14:56ZSocioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel10.1186/s12939-021-01566-41475-9276https://doaj.org/article/3e13f1021070492a831dbfbb5f620f7f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01566-4https://doaj.org/toc/1475-9276Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) groups have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to examine COVID-19 vaccination rate by neighborhood SES and ethnicity in Israel, a country which has achieved high vaccination rates. Methods Data on vaccinations were obtained from the Israeli Ministry of Health’s open COVID-19 database, for December 20, 2020 to August 31, 2021. Correlation between vaccination rate and neighborhood SES was analyzed. Difference in vaccination rate between the first and second vaccine dose was analyzed by neighborhood SES and ethnicity. Findings A clear socioeconomic gradient was demonstrated, with higher vaccination rates in the higher SES categories (first dose: r = 0.66; second dose: r = 0.74; third dose: r = 0.92). Vaccination uptake was lower in the lower SES groups and in the Arab population, with the largest difference in uptake between Jewish and Arab localities for people younger than 60, and with the gap widening between first and third doses. Conclusions Low SES groups and the Arab ethnic minority demonstrated disparities in vaccine uptake, which were greater for the second and third, compared with the first vaccine dose. Strategies to address vaccination inequity will need to identify barriers, provide targeted information, and include trust-building in disadvantaged communities.Mor SabanVicki MyersShani Ben-ShetritRachel Wilf-MironBMCarticlePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENInternational Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Mor Saban Vicki Myers Shani Ben-Shetrit Rachel Wilf-Miron Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel
description	Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) groups have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to examine COVID-19 vaccination rate by neighborhood SES and ethnicity in Israel, a country which has achieved high vaccination rates. Methods Data on vaccinations were obtained from the Israeli Ministry of Health’s open COVID-19 database, for December 20, 2020 to August 31, 2021. Correlation between vaccination rate and neighborhood SES was analyzed. Difference in vaccination rate between the first and second vaccine dose was analyzed by neighborhood SES and ethnicity. Findings A clear socioeconomic gradient was demonstrated, with higher vaccination rates in the higher SES categories (first dose: r = 0.66; second dose: r = 0.74; third dose: r = 0.92). Vaccination uptake was lower in the lower SES groups and in the Arab population, with the largest difference in uptake between Jewish and Arab localities for people younger than 60, and with the gap widening between first and third doses. Conclusions Low SES groups and the Arab ethnic minority demonstrated disparities in vaccine uptake, which were greater for the second and third, compared with the first vaccine dose. Strategies to address vaccination inequity will need to identify barriers, provide targeted information, and include trust-building in disadvantaged communities.
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title	Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel
title_short	Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel
title_full	Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel
title_fullStr	Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel
title_full_unstemmed	Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel
title_sort	socioeconomic gradient in covid-19 vaccination: evidence from israel
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
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Socioeconomic gradient in COVID-19 vaccination: evidence from Israel

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