{"id":179,"date":"2023-08-22T19:54:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/tools-and-resources\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:53:22","slug":"understanding-disparities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/tools-and-resources\/vaccination-program-tools\/understanding-disparities\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding disparities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Understanding Disparities: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) & Vaccination<\/mark><\/h1>

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Health care professionals like you play a critical role in achieving vaccination equity.\u00b9<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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When it comes to certain vaccination rates, some communities continue to lag behind.2-4<\/sup>
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According to data provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

  • During 2021-2022, 30% of Hispanic American adults were less likely to have received certain recommended vaccines, compared to non-Hispanic Whites.2<\/sup><\/li>
  • For children up to 24 months born during 2020-2021, coverage with most childhood vaccines was lower among Black, Hispanic, and American Indian or Alaska Native children living below the federal poverty level.5,6,a<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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