COVID-19 vaccination coverage and vaccine hesitancy among Australians with disability and long-term health conditions.
Zoe AitkenEric EmersonAnne Marie KavanaghPublished in: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals (2022)
This study highlights a lack of difference in vaccination coverage for people with disability, long-term health conditions, and carers compared to the general population. So what? Sub-optimal vaccination coverage for people in the priority groups leaves many people at significant risk of serious disease or death if exposed to COVID-19, particularly in light of easing of disease-control restrictions across Australia and the emergence of new variants.