• Melissa L Martinez and Sarah Coles.
• Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, 801 Encino Place Northeast, C14, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA. Electronic address: MLMartinez@salud.unm.edu.
• Prim. Care. 2020 Sep 1; 47 (3): 483-495.

AbstractVaccines can prevent illness but are effective only if they reach a majority of the population at risk. Disparities based on many factors, such as race and ethnicity, economic status, and rural versus urban locations of residents, are ongoing issues in the United States. Reasons for disparities include cost, access, coverage, attitudes/beliefs, and systems issues. At the government level, programs like Vaccines for Children, Medicaid reform, Medicare, and state efforts funded in part by 317 grants have helped reduce but not eliminate disparities. At a practice level, vaccine disparities can be addressed by community outreach and systems to offer and deliver vaccines.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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