Baltimore Vaccination Rate Among Top Three Percent In US Jurisdictions With Similar Population Characteristics

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials announced that Baltimore City’s vaccination complaint is among the apical 3 percent successful U.S. jurisdictions with akin vaccination rates. The metropolis is besides successful the lowest 20 percent for cumulative covid-19 incidence complaint and lowest 30 percent for mortality rates, according to probe from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

“The investigation by researchers astatine the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that Baltimore’s equitable attack towards confronting COVID-19 is working,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “Through a coordinated effort that embraces subject and data, we person saved countless lives and protected galore Baltimoreans from the worst of COVID-19. This advancement reflects the tireless efforts of the Baltimore City Health Department and our courageous archetypal responders and wellness attraction professionals. I besides privation to convey each enactment and acrophobic neighbour successful Baltimore who encouraged friends and loved ones to deterioration a disguise and get vaccinated passim this pandemic.”

According to research, compared to different “semi-urban” places, Baltimore has regularly reported higher vaccination sum during information collection. As of June 30, 60 percent of those ages 12 and older successful Baltimore are vaccinated — higher than 317 of 326 jurisdictions.

The wide covid-19 incidence complaint was besides successful the lowest 20 percent and the mortality complaint was successful the lowest 30 percent, arsenic of June 30.

“The City’s COVID-19 effect efforts person ever been corporate and collaborative, involving aggregate partners and stakeholders crossed the City,” said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa. “ While determination is inactive overmuch enactment to beryllium done to vaccinate our residents, this comparative investigation shows what we tin bash arsenic a City erstwhile moving unneurotic towards the communal extremity of protecting the wellness of each residents.”
The investigation was conducted by Dr. Kyu Han Lee, a probe associate, and Dr. Melissa Marx, adjunct prof of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Additionally, Baltimore reported less cases and deaths, per population, than different counties betwixt July of 2020 and Oct, 2020 and Nov. 202 and Feb. 2021. The metropolis did acquisition spikes successful the outpouring of 2020 and 2021.

“This investigation uses a method of grouping counties antecedently established to place counties with akin colonisation characteristics,” said Dr. Kyu Han Lee, the pb author. “Compared to astir different counties successful its group, Baltimore City has experienced less COVID cases, little mortality, and much vaccination.”

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