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Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccinations
A study of the 9 largest US cities showed that high vaccination neighborhoods had more white residents, fewer people of color, higher incomes, and lower poverty rates; and lower historical COVID-19 death rates.
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US Purchases 200 Million Additional Doses of Moderna Vaccine
The US government has purchased an additional 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, including the option to purchase other COVID-19 vaccine candidates from Moderna’s pipeline.
COVID-19 Vaccination Rate by State: March 3
Over 52 million Americans (15.7% of the US population) have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 8.1% have been fully-immunized with their second dose.
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US COVID-19 Death Toll Crosses Half a Million
On Monday, the United States death toll for COVID-19 passed 500,000. The milestone comes slightly more than a year since the first confirmed coronavirus-related death on Feb 6, 2020.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Rate by State: February 15
Nearly 40 million Americans (12.8% of the US population) have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 4.5% have been fully-immunized with their second dose.
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Messenger Matters: Public More Likely to Share Health Messages from Fauci
A survey revealed people were more likely to share a public health message if it came from Dr Anthony Fauci rather than celebrity spokespeople like Tom Hanks or Kim Kardashian or local government officials.
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Congressional Bill Aims to Protect Telehealth Access
A bipartisan Congressional bill has been introduced to ensure access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Coronavirus Cases in Young Adults Jump 55% in a Month
Between Aug 2 and Sep 5, 2020, cases of COVID-19 jumped by as much as 55% in young adults ages 18-22 with the greatest spikes in the Northeast (144%) and Midwest (123%).
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Nicotine, Marijuana Vaping See Historic Rise in College-age Adults
Increases in vaping marijuana and nicotine are among the largest increases in use for any substance reported by a National Institutes of Health study in its 45-year history.
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US COVID-19 Death Toll Crosses 200,000
On September 22nd the United States death toll from the novel coronavirus crossed 200,000, with 6,884,032 confirmed infections.
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Youth Vaping Declined in 2020 but Still an Epidemic
The CDC reports that 3.6 million American youth reported current e-cigarette use in 2020, a decline from 5.4 million in 2019, but health experts say flavored vapes are addicting kids and CDC/FDA are allowing it.
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What Influences Adolescents to Continuously Use E-cigarettes?
A new study of adolescents who have used e-cigarettes over the course of a month highlights certain factors that are most associated with frequent use.
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US Coronavirus Cases Cross One Million
There are now more than 1,000,000 known cases of coronavirus in the United States, which accounts for 32.5% of the global total.
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CDC: Influenza Hospitalization Rates Are High This Season
CDC data shows that lab confirmed influenza-associated hospitalization rates are overall higher than most recent seasons.
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