Variation in Mpox Vaccine Coverage in the United States: Influence of Political Orientation and Public Health Resources
During the 2022-2023 mpox outbreak in the United States, the federal government distributed mpox vaccines to individual states. Significant variation in vaccine coverage was noted across states. State-level factors associated with higher vaccine coverage were Democratic political orientation, higher public health spending, higher proportion of at-risk population, and higher mpox cases.
Authors
- HeeEun Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9794-9666)
- Suzette Rovelsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5569-7576)
- Nam Hoon Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0877-8373)
- Richard A. Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-7452)
- Elizabeth A. Talbot
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Hanshin University (KR)
- White River Junction VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae567
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.64