{"id":192,"date":"2023-08-22T20:05:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/tools-and-resources\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:03:39","slug":"sdoh-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/tools-and-resources\/vaccination-program-tools\/understanding-disparities\/sdoh-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"SDOH & adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Impacting the vaccination gap<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Social determinants of health drive disparities in vaccination uptake within the adult population.1<\/sup><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Impact of SDOH on Adult Influenza Vaccination Uptake1<\/sup><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Households with limited income, education, and health care access demonstrate lower rates of vaccine coverage.1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults (N=279,590) BRFSS Survey, 20191,a<\/sup><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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a<\/sup>BRFSS is a state-based random digit-dialed telephone survey conducted by the CDC among US adults aged \u226518 years which inquires about health conditions and behaviors.1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Grad, graduate; SDOH, social determinants of health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lower influenza vaccination uptake is also exhibited among specific racial and ethnic groups.2<\/sup><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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During the 2023-2024 flu season, 42.1% of Black (non-Hispanic) and 34.6% of Hispanic adults aged 18 years or older were vaccinated compared to 49.1% of non-Hispanic White adults.2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Brewer LI, Ommerborn MJ, Nguyen AL, Clark CR. Structural inequities in seasonal influenza vaccination rates. BMC Public Health<\/em>. 2021;21:1166. doi:10.1186\/s12889-021-11179-9<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu vaccination coverage, United States, 2023\u201324 influenza season. Published September 20, 2024. Accessed June 4, 2025. https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/fluvaxview\/coverage-by-season\/2023-2024.html<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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