Equality or Equity? Evidence from the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Long Island

• In Event: Understanding the Yard

Brief Overview

This paper relates the geographic distribution of COVID vaccination sites to the suburban poverty problem in Long Island, NY. We address, in particular, whether the COVID health policy implementation in the region is equity-promoting or not.

Authors

• Dong Wook Wook Lee, Adelphi University

• Susan Kilgore, Adelphi University

• Sekwen Kim, Claremont Graduate University