The impact of social vulnerability on primary vaccine coverage in children with sickle cell disease
Children with SCD are disproportionately concentrated in areas of high social vulnerability. The SVI can help identify neighborhoods for targeted vaccine outreach, especially in communities with high housing and transportation vulnerability. Efforts should prioritize multi-dose vaccines and the varicella vaccine.
Authors
- Angela Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-6355)
- Amy Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1573-6734)
- J. Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0808-7046)
- Brandon Kyle Attell
- Mei Zhou
- Erin LaFon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2711-2309)
- Ankit Sutaria
Institutions
- Carter Center (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Georgia State University (US)
- Aflac (United States) (US)
- Georgia Department of Public Health (US)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1689797
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention