New study by Pitt School of Pharmacy and West Health Policy Center highlights disparities.
February 9, 2021
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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, including in the states of Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana and Missouri, as well as in large cities such as Atlanta, New York City, Detroit, Houston and New Orleans.
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.
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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 counties are especially concentrated in Georgia, Missouri, Louisiana, Virginia, Texas and Alabama. And a third of them are located in urban areas, including Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Detroit, New Orleans and New York City.
Cuba will implement a nightly curfew in Havana to combat Covid-19 spread
From CNN s Patrick Oppmann
A woman walks near a graffiti with the Cuban flag in Havana, on January 12, 2021. Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images
Cuba s capital city Havana will implement a nightly curfew starting Friday, according to the island s state-run media.
People will not be able to leave their homes after 9 p.m. local time without special permission, according to Luis Torres, the president of Havana s defense council, as reported by the government Radio Rebelde station.
Officials did not say how long the curfew would last.
Cuba is experiencing its highest spike in Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with the largest concentration of cases being in Havana. The island has a total of 30,345 confirmed cases and 225 Covid-19 related deaths according to John Hopkins University.
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Kasier Health News (TNS)
One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses way too many for a rural hospital in Arkansas.
But with the logistical gymnastics required to safely get the Pfizer vaccine to rural health care workers, splitting the trays into smaller shipments has its own dangers. Once out of the freezer that keeps it at 94 degrees below zero, the vaccine lasts only five days and must be refrigerated in transit.
In Arkansas where more than 40% of its counties are rural and COVID-19 infections are climbing solving this distribution puzzle is urgently critical, said Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, the state’s epidemiologist.