Ethnic equity in Aotearoa New Zealand's COVID-19 response: A descriptive epidemiological study
Despite achieving a low overall burden of disease by international comparisons, the multi-faceted New Zealand response did not prevent stark ethnic inequities in access to vaccination and COVID-19 outcomes. Policies which address disparities in upstream determinants, early vaccine programme planning and implementation with high-risk communities, and prioritisation that addresses systematic ethnic disadvantage and promotes health equity in response decisions is recommended.
Authors
- Harriette Carr
- Charlotte Gilkison
- Sarah Jefferies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7660-4466)
- Nigel French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6334-0657)
- Corina Grey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1751-1934)
- Sue Crengle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9367-1492)
- Patricia Priest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-6236)
- Putu Duff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-8862)
Institutions
- Ministry for the Environment (NZ)
- Ministry of Health (NZ)
- New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (NZ)
- Massey University (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105732
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Ministry of Health, New Zealand