在美国,复合性疹疫苗覆盖率的差异
David Singer1, Nikita Stempniewicz1, Lydia Lee1
1GSK, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Population health management
|November 28, 2025
概括
2020年,仅有14.1%的50岁及以上的美国成年人接受了复合性疹疫苗 (RZV). 在种族,种族和社会经济群体之间观察到RZV覆盖率的显著差异,表明需要更公平的疫苗接种策略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 2020年,在美国,对50岁及以上的成年人推使用复合性疹疫苗 (RZV).
- 疹是严重的公共卫生问题,特别是在老年人中.
研究的目的:
- 评估2020年在50岁及以上的非医疗机构住院的美国成年人中,复合性疹疫苗 (RZV) 的覆盖率.
- 确定与RZV吸收相关的人口和社会经济因素,并探索覆盖范围的差异.
主要方法:
- 来自2020年国家健康访谈调查的横截面数据的回顾性分析.
- 使用后勤回归来检查受访者特征与RZV覆盖范围之间的关联.
- 样本权重被应用以确保美国人口的代表性.
主要成果:
- 据估计,到2020年,在50岁以上的美国成年人中,有14.1%的人至少接受了一剂RZV.
- 覆盖范围因种族/族裔,教育程度,收入,年龄,医疗保险状况,最近一次医疗检查以及流感疫苗接种状况而有很大差异.
- 多变量分析确定了黑人/非洲裔美国人种族,西班牙裔种族,年龄较小 (50-59岁),收入较低,医疗访问不频繁,以及缺乏流感疫苗接种,这些因素与较低的RZV覆盖率有关.
结论:
- 在美国老年人中,RZV覆盖率仍然很低,在各个子组中观察到很大的差异.
- 这些发现突出了通过有针对性和公平的疫苗接种计划来加强疹预防的关键机会.
- 解决社会经济和种族/民族差异对于改善整体的RZV吸收和对带状疹的保护至关重要.
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