COVID-19 Booster Dose Coverage and Hesitancy among Older Adults in an Urban Slum and Resettlement Colony in Delhi, India.

Nandini SharmaSaurav BasuHeena LalwaniShivani RaoMansi MalikSandeep GargRahul ShrivastavaMongjam Meghachandra Singh

Published in: Vaccines (2023)

More than four in ten adults in an urban slum and resettlement colony in Delhi lacked COVID-19 booster dose vaccination despite high rates of double-dose vaccination (~95%). Public health programming should provide an enhanced focus on reducing complacency with renewed prioritization for improving ease of access to COVID-19 vaccination services, particularly in underserved areas.

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