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Hossein Naderi¹, Ziba Abbasian², Yuxia Huang¹

¹Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.

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Summary

Longer travel times to COVID-19 vaccination sites delayed full and booster shots, especially for vulnerable groups. Improving vaccine accessibility requires geographically targeted public health strategies to overcome these disparities.

Keywords:

COVID-19 vaccine Health Service Geographic Accessibility Public health Survival analysis Vaccination hesitancy

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Background:

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted disparities in vaccination access.
Timely vaccination is crucial for controlling infectious disease outbreaks.
Geographic and socio-economic factors can influence healthcare access.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of travel time discrepancies on COVID-19 vaccination timeliness.
To analyze how demographic factors and social vulnerability influence vaccination delays.
To identify disparities in vaccine access in Nueces County, Texas.

Main Methods:

Utilized Cox proportional hazards models and survival analysis.
Analyzed vaccination data for over 171,000 adults in Nueces County, Texas.
Incorporated demographic characteristics and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI).

Main Results:

Increased travel time to vaccination centers significantly reduced timely full and booster vaccinations (HR=0.95 and HR=0.89, respectively).
Seniors had higher timeliness, but males and Hispanics experienced greater delays.
Vulnerable populations faced compounded challenges with larger travel time discrepancies.

Conclusions:

Geographic disparities and travel time significantly impact vaccination timeliness.
Targeted public health interventions are needed to address socio-economic and geographic barriers to vaccination.
Equitable vaccine access is essential during public health crises.