Making Vaccines Equitably Available to All Persons in Pima County, Arizona, 2020-2021.

Theresa Cullen, Jennie Mullins, Crystal La Tour Rambaud, Pierce Lawlor, Mary V Davis

Journal: American journal of public health 2022;112(11):1560-1563

PMID: 36223586

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Abstract

We review the Pima County (Arizona) Health Department's efforts to achieve equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution in a county with a social vulnerability index of 0.88. We expedited vaccine distribution, focusing on equitable distribution, implementing a multi-point of dispensing approach, and using a periurban and rural strategy. Pima County has one of the highest vaccine distribution percentages among the highest social vulnerability index quartiles and is more than 10 percentage points ahead of other large counties in Arizona in vaccine uptake. (. 2022;112(11):1560-1563. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307040).

Address: Theresa Cullen, Jennie Mullins, and Crystal La Tour Rambaud are with the Pima County Health Department, Tucson, AZ. Pierce Lawlor and Mary V. Davis are with Palladium Consulting, Washington, DC.

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307040

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MeSH Terms: Arizona, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccines, Humans, Potassium Iodide, Vaccines