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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

The Role of Testing and Vaccination in Mediating Social Vulnerability and COVID-19 Prevalence in Southern Nevada.

Andrea Lopez, Lung-Chang Chien, L-W Antony Chen, Courtney Coughenour, Erika Marquez, Szu-Ping Lee

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andrea LopezDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89110, USA.
Lung-Chang ChienDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4515-0080
L-W Antony ChenDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2311-7506
Courtney CoughenourDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89110, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6979-4660
Erika MarquezDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2917-1914
Szu-Ping LeeDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Integrated Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89110, USA.

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a catastrophic event highlighting numerous health disparities. The social vulnerability index (SVI) has been widely utilized in COVID-19 research to assess vulnerable communities and to examine how social determinants influence various COVID-19 outcomes. This population-based study aims to determine whether COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates mediate the relationship between the SVI and COVID-19 prevalence. Mediation analysis was conducted using data from 535 census tracts in Clark County, Nevada. Findings indicate that COVID-19 testing rates were lower in areas with high SVI scores, potentially leading to more undetected cases. Moreover, COVID-19 testing, full vaccination, and follow-up vaccination rates significantly mediated the relationship between SVI and COVID-19 prevalence. These results suggest that greater location-based social vulnerability is associated with a sequential pathway of reduced testing and vaccination rates, contributing to underreported COVID-19 cases.

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PMCPMC12294772

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