Improving pathways to COVID19 vaccine for Lupus patients

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients are among the vulnerable groups of people facing increased COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy tied to socio-economic factors like barriers to healthcare access and lower household income. This project set out to identify socio-economic factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy among SLE patients and model their relationship to understand their influence on achieving high vaccination rates in this group. The results reveal that lower household income and political affiliations are significantly associated with increased vaccine hesitancy among SLE patients. These insights provided our client with information to develop tailored messaging and outreach strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among SLE patients.