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Territorial Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Romania

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  • Marin Anca Monica

    (1 Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania .)

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This paper explores relationships between vaccination coverage and indicators at the level oflocal administrative units for the case of rural localities of Romania. Positive correlations have been identified in relation to fiscal capacity, coverage of the population with general practitioners, COVID‐19 incidence rate and absence of a marginalized community within the locality. Regional differences are again highlighted in the analysis. This means that there is at least partially an overlap of the disadvantaged rural areas with the ones registering low vaccination uptakes against COVID‐19. Further on, it means that these territorial areas accumulate a series of structural disadvantages that can prove to increase the discrepancies between them and other rural or large urban areas. The paper contributes to enlarging the perspective on vaccination coverage by adding both conceptual and practical insights. From the point ofview of practitioners, the results of the study can be used to tailor intervention in communities with similar characteristics, to underscore public health inequalities across territories. Points for practitioners are relevant for a wide range of stakeholders from public health, public management, and social protection fields, placed in both local and central level decision‐making positions.

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  • Marin Anca Monica, 2023. "Territorial Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Romania," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 16(1), pages 81-107, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:njopap:v:16:y:2023:i:1:p:81-107:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2023-0004
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