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This work, led by ICFHS researcher Dr Jialing Lin, in collaboration with colleagues from the School of Population Health and the University of Sydney, has been published in Vaccine. The research found an increase in prevalence of shingles vaccination in the United States of America across all population subgroups, with more prominent increases among some underserved populations including people with low household income. Despite increases, the uptake during the pandemic remained significantly lower in these subgroups compared to others. This gap reflects longstanding disparities in getting needed health care.  It also highlights the need for fairer policies and customised outreach efforts to underserved communities that build trust and raise awareness about the health benefits of interventions like the shingles vaccine. 

Dr Jialing Lin has also written for The Conversation on how shingles vaccination rates changed in the United States of America before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.