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  • Health Equity

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  • Equitable vaccine distribution is crucial for controlling COVID-19.
  • The Protect Chicago Plus (PCP) plan aimed to address vaccine access disparities in Chicago.
  • Vulnerable communities often face barriers to vaccination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the short-term impact of the PCP plan on COVID-19 vaccine coverage.
  • To assess whether the PCP plan reduced vaccination disparities between high and low vulnerability zip codes in Chicago.
  • To analyze vaccination trends before and after the implementation of the PCP plan.

Main Methods:

  • Interrupted time-series analysis was used to examine vaccination coverage trends.
  • Vaccine coverage data was compared between zip codes prioritized by the PCP plan and non-prioritized zip codes.
  • The Chicago COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index identified high-vulnerability areas.

Main Results:

  • Before PCP implementation, vaccination coverage increased significantly faster in non-PCP zip codes (0.19%/day) compared to PCP zip codes (0.10%/day).
  • Following PCP implementation, prioritized zip codes showed a greater daily increase in vaccination coverage (0.42%/day) than non-PCP zip codes (0.27%/day).
  • The PCP plan coincided with a reduction in vaccination disparities between high and low vulnerability communities.

Conclusions:

  • The PCP plan demonstrated a positive short-term impact on improving vaccine equity in Chicago.
  • Citywide vaccination strategies like PCP may enhance vaccine uptake in vulnerable populations.
  • Further research is necessary to understand the long-term effects of such strategies on vaccine coverage.