Using Influenza Vaccination Location Data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to Expand COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage

Victoria Fonzi, Kiran Thapa, Kishor Luitel, Heather Padilla, Curt Harris, M. Mahmud Khan, Glen Nowak and Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa
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Victoria Fonzi: Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Kiran Thapa: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Kishor Luitel: School of Agriculture, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA
Heather Padilla: Department of Health Promotion & Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Curt Harris: Institute for Disaster Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
M. Mahmud Khan: Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Glen Nowak: Grady College Center for Health and Risk Communication, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa: Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-10

Abstract: Effective COVID-19 vaccine distribution requires prioritizing locations that are accessible to high-risk target populations. However, little is known about the vaccination location preferences of individuals with underlying chronic conditions. Using data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), we grouped 162,744 respondents into high-risk and low-risk groups for COVID-19 and analyzed the odds of previous influenza vaccination at doctor’s offices, health departments, community settings, stores, or hospitals. Individuals at high risk for severe COVID-19 were more likely to be vaccinated in doctor’s offices and stores and less likely to be vaccinated in community settings.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; vaccine distribution; vaccination location; doctor’s office; store (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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