The Dynamic Impact of Community Social Vulnerability on COVID-19 Outcomes: A Census Tract-level Analysis of Fulton County, Georgia
Even after vaccine availability, communities with higher social vulnerability experienced worse COVID-19 outcomes. The findings reiterate the importance of addressing social determinants by increasing public health efforts in vulnerable communities to mitigate health disparities in future pandemics.
Authors
- Neel R. Gandhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-299X)
- Neha Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9575-9161)
- Steven Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-1941)
- Shivani Anil Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0082-5857)
- Allison T. Chamberlain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-537X)
- Sasha Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-5368)
- Kamini Doraivelu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-1017)
- Mallory Hazell
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- DeKalb County Board of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf177
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00