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Omari A, Boone KD, Zhou T, Lu PJ, Kriss JL, Hung MC, Carter RJ, Black C, Weiss D, Masters NB, Lee JT, Brewer NT, Szilagyi PG, Singleton JA. Characteristics of the Moveable Middle: Opportunities Among Adults Open to COVID-19 Vaccination. Am J Prev Med 2022; 64:734-741. [PMID: 36690543 PMCID: PMC9767894 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Focusing on subpopulations that express the intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccination but are unvaccinated may improve the yield of COVID-19 vaccination efforts. METHODS A nationally representative sample of 789,658 U.S. adults aged ≥18 years participated in the National Immunization Survey Adult COVID Module from May 2021 to April 2022. The survey assessed respondents' COVID-19 vaccination status and intent by demographic characteristics (age, urbanicity, educational attainment, region, insurance, income, and race/ethnicity). This study compared composition and within-group estimates of those who responded that they definitely or probably will get vaccinated or are unsure (moveable middle) from the first and last month of data collection. RESULTS Because vaccination uptake increased over the study period, the moveable middle declined among persons aged ≥18 years. Adults aged 18-39 years and suburban residents comprised most of the moveable middle in April 2022. Groups with the largest moveable middles in April 2022 included persons with no insurance (10%), those aged 18-29 years (8%), and those with incomes below poverty (8%), followed by non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (7%), non-Hispanic multiple or other race (6%), non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native persons (6%), non-Hispanic Black or African American persons (6%), those with below high school education (6%), those with high school education (5%), and those aged 30-39 years (5%). CONCLUSIONS A sizable percentage of adults open to receiving COVID-19 vaccination remain in several demographic groups. Emphasizing engagement of persons who are unvaccinated in some racial/ethnic groups, aged 18-39 years, without health insurance, or with lower income may reach more persons open to vaccination.
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- Amel Omari
- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Goldbelt C6, Chesapeake, Virginia; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Leidos, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Leidos, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Career Epidemiology Field Offic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Basch CH, Mullican LA, Boone KD, Yin J, Berdnik A, Eremeeva ME, Fung ICH. Lyme Disease and YouTube TM: A Cross-Sectional Study of Video Contents. Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2017; 8:289-292. [PMID: 28904853 PMCID: PMC5594718 DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2017.8.4.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease. People seek health information on Lyme disease from YouTubeTM videos. In this study, we investigated if the contents of Lyme disease-related YouTubeTM videos varied by their sources. Methods Most viewed English YouTubeTM videos (n = 100) were identified and manually coded for contents and sources. Results Within the sample, 40 videos were consumer-generated, 31 were internet-based news, 16 were professional, and 13 were TV news. Compared with consumer-generated videos, TV news videos were more likely to mention celebrities (odds ratio [OR], 10.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.13–52.58), prevention of Lyme disease through wearing protective clothing (OR, 5.63; 95% CI, 1.23–25.76), and spraying insecticides (OR, 7.71; 95% CI, 1.52–39.05). Conclusion A majority of the most popular Lyme disease-related YouTubeTM videos were not created by public health professionals. Responsible reporting and creative video-making facilitate Lyme disease education. Partnership with YouTubeTM celebrities to co-develop educational videos may be a future direction.
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- Corey H Basch
- Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
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- Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
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Boone KD, Boone DE, Lewis RW, Kealey GP. A retrospective study of the incidence and prevalence of thermal corneal injury in patients with burns. J Burn Care Rehabil 1998; 19:216-8. [PMID: 9622465 DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199805000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The clinical course of thermal corneal injuries is not well described. A review of 1750 burn admissions to a regional burn center between 1979 through 1993 was done to determine the clinical course of thermal corneal injuries. Twenty-five out of 1750 burn admissions (1%) presented with a thermal corneal injury. Corneal injuries were identified with use of a fluorescein dye and a Wood's lamp. Ophthalmologic consultation was obtained for those identified. Data were analyzed with the Fisher's exact test and the unpaired two-tailed Student's t test. Patients with thermal corneal injury did not differ demographically from other patients with burn injury. Open-flame burns were the most common cause of injury. Improvement of corneal injury occurred in all survivors who had an intact globe on initial examination. Initial visual acuity was not a good predictor of outcome, and long-term complications were uncommon.
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- K D Boone
- Department of Surgery, the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242-1086, USA
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