Trauma patients were less likely to be vaccinated against COVID as vaccines became more widely available

Trauma patients treated and hospitalized in a Tennessee medical center had a 33% lower rate of COVID-19 vaccination than non-trauma patients who were hospitalized following treatment in the emergency department (ED). This vaccination gap widened as vaccines became more widely available, according to a study published online as an "article in press" in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).
Trauma patients treated and hospitalized in a Tennessee medical center had a 33% lower rate of COVID-19 vaccination than non-trauma patients who were hospitalized following treatment in the emergency department (ED). This vaccination gap widened as vaccines became more widely available, according to a study published online as an «article in press» in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).