AUGUST 7, 2023

COVID Vaccination Helps Level Economic Disparities

By Ethan Covey

Vaccination for COVID-19 was more effective in reducing COVID-19 incidence in lower-income communities than in higher-income areas, which in turn reduced disparities in disease incidence between these communities, according to a report that focused on data from communities in Los Angeles (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:728-731).

“This is a unique demonstration of how vaccination promotes health equity,” said Timothy J. Daskivich, MD, a urologic oncologist in the