Analysis: Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of COVID-19 pandemic
A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team has found that Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of the pandemic, both in overall mortality and specifically in years of potential life lost, in an analysis of 45 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). COVID-19 certainly didn t cause these racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes, but it did highlight and bring unprecedented national attention to long-standing societal and health inequalities that many communities of color in the U.S. face, said Dr. Ron Brookmeyer, dean of the Fielding School and distinguished professor of biostatistics. It is imperative that we rise to the challenge of addressing the health needs of communities of color, both during the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic and long after its conclusion.
NIH aims to address COVID testing disparities in underserved communities
NIH aims to address COVID testing disparities in underserved communities
Kelsy Ketchum, 360Dx
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Not long after the start of COVID-19 pandemic, communities of color as well as underserved communities, in general, complained about their lack of access to testing.
More than a year later, some diagnostic companies say they are seeing a decline in COVID-19 testing as more tests are being made available. Yet for those in neighborhoods where access to tests were limited, challenges to getting a SARS-CoV-2 test remains.
To try to address this, the U.S. National Institutes of Health s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative has provided funding for projects that aim to implement ways to widen access to testing and fill in healthcare gaps for these communities.
What is already known about this topic?
Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Black persons have higher rates of hospitalization and death attributable to COVID-19 than do White persons.
What is added by this report?
Data from 13 states indicate that compared with White persons, Hispanic and American Indian or Alaska Native persons experienced 1.7 times the rate, and Black persons experienced 1.4 times the rate of emergency department care visits for COVID-19 during October–December 2020.
What are the implications for public health practice?
Emergency department COVID-19 visit data can provide insight into ongoing areas of racial/ethnic inequity in health status and disease outcomes and can be used to prioritize prevention resources, including COVID-19 vaccination, to reach disproportionately affected groups.
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The COVID marketing push begins • Groups push to get seniors shots as eligibility expansion looms • Hospitals see third straight month of job losses
April 05, 2021 05:15 AM
The COVID marketing push begins • Groups push to get seniors shots as eligibility expansion looms • Hospitals see third straight month of job losses
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WALGREENS AIRS FIRST VACCINE AD CAMPAIGN: As promised, Walgreens has reached the point where COVID-19 vaccine supply is outstripping demand enough to turn on marketing. On Sunday the Deerfield-based drugstore chain will begin airing a campaign encouraging consumers to get vaccinated.