Community risks for SARS-CoV-2 infection among fully vaccinated US adults by rurality: A retrospective cohort study from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative.
Alfred Jerrod AnzaloneJing SunVinson A JWilliam Howard BeasleyWilliam B HillegassKimberly MurrayBrian M HendricksMelissa A HaendelCarol Reynolds GearyKristina L BaileyCorrine K HansonLucio MieleRonald HorswellJulie A McMurryJ Zachary PorterfieldMichael T VestH Timothy BunnellJeremy R HarperBradley S PriceSusan L SantangeloClifford J RosenJames C McClaySally L Hoddernull nullPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Our findings suggest that community factors are associated with an increased risk of BTI, particularly in rural areas and counties with high vaccine hesitancy. Communities, such as those in rural and disproportionately vaccine hesitant areas, and certain groups at high risk for adverse breakthrough events, including immunosuppressed/compromised persons, should continue to receive public health focus, targeted interventions, and consistent guidance to help manage community spread as vaccination protection wanes.