Course: Assessment of Ethnic Inequities and Subpopulation Estimates in COVID-19 Vaccination in New Zealand
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-06-21
COVID-19 has exposed inequities in access to care, baseline health, and economic standing., In Aotearoa New Zealand, Pacific peoples and M?ori have disproportionately experienced poor SARS-CoV-2 outcomes. To ensure prevention and care equity, the COVID-19 vaccination program targeted high-risk people first. In October 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 90% vaccine coverage targets among eligible populations, obviating the need for future lockdowns. Beginning December 2021, vaccination proof was required for everyone aged at least 12 years to access certain venues (eg, hospitality services); Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) booster vaccines were required for specific occupations (eg, health care). We highlight the outcome of different population estimate methodologies on relative gaps in vaccination between ethnic groups and the resulting population risk.
Educational Objective
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