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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 4.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 May;43(5):659–665. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00813

EXHIBIT 4.

County-level geographic distribution of mRNA vaccine first doses (January 1-July 31, 2021) and booster doses (August 1, 2021-April 30, 2022) among Medicare beneficiaries, overall and by US region

Overall Northeast Midwest South West
First dose
 No. of counties 3,139 217 1,055 1,420 447
 No. of beneficiaries vaccinated across counties
  Total 14,448,485 3,075,797 3,620,658 4,938,507 2,813,523
  Median 800 5,161 576 876 346
 % Pfizer, median 48.38 53.56 49.46 45.45 51.73
Booster dose
 No. of counties 3,140 217 1,055 1,422 446
 No. of beneficiaries vaccinated across counties
  Total 19,151,132 4,167,652 4,178,690 7,105,985 3,698,805
  Median 978 6,505 636 1,044 405
 % Pfizer, median 42.61 52.45 44.19 39.16 39.99

SOURCE Authors’ analysis of customer data from CVS Health and Walgreens linked to the 100 percent Medicare Enrollment File.

NOTES The number vaccinated across counties represents the total number of Medicare beneficiaries in our study sample who received a first dose or booster dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. The full table that includes interquartile ranges is in appendix exhibit A-1 (see note 11 in text).