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A staff member administers a COVID-19 vaccine at West PACE in San Marcos. Photo courtesy of West Health. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened Feb. 11 at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (including holidays). Organizers anticipate that the site will quickly begin vaccinating appr...

New study by Pitt School of Pharmacy and West Health Policy Center highlights disparities. February 9, 2021 PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK In many parts of the country, Black people are less likely than white people to live near a pharmacy, clinic, hospital or health center that can administer COVID-19 vaccines.  Research by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the nonprofit West Health Policy Center shows the disparities are particularly evident in 69 counties across the country, includi...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and West Health Policy Center found that in many parts of the country, Black people are less likely than white people to live near a pharmacy, clinic, hospital or health center that can administer COVID-19 vaccines.

 E-Mail WASHINGTON, DC - FEB 4, 2021 -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and West Health Policy Center found that in many parts of the country, Black people are less likely than white people to live near a pharmacy, clinic, hospital or health center that can administer COVID-19 vaccines. In 69 counties, home to 26 million people, Black residents are significantly more likely than whites to live more than a mile from the closest vaccination facility. These countie...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The survey found only 27% of Americans think the management of the pandemic is heading in the right direction - though it tops all other areas including the economy (23%),... view more  Credit: West Health-Gallup Healthcare Survey WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN DIEGO, CA -- In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden vowed that "help is on the way" to a nation grappling with a pandemic that has already claimed over 420,000 lives and counting. However, despite the promise of...

Researchers use GIS software to map COVID-19 vaccine administration facilities As the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history gets underway, several states may not have a sufficient number of facilities in some areas to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents who want it, according to a new analysis from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the nonprofit West Health Policy Center. In what is believed to be the first county-level analysis of the nations potential COVID...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Displays the number of potential COVID-19 vaccination facilities per 10,000 residents on a county-level. view more  Credit: West Health Policy Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy WASHINGTON, DC - DEC. 16, 2020 -- As the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history gets underway, several states may not have a sufficient number of facilities in some areas to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents who want it, according to a new analysis from...