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BMC Res Notes
; 16(1): 96, 2023 Jun 05.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37277859
RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: COVID-19 has caused tremendous damage to U.S. public health, but COVID vaccines can effectively reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections and related mortality. Our study aimed to quantify the association between proximity to a community healthcare facility and COVID-19 related mortality after COVID vaccines became publicly available and explore how this association varied across racial and ethnic groups. RESULTS: Residents living farther from a facility had higher COVID-19-related mortality across U.S. counties. This increased mortality incidence associated with longer distances was particularly pronounced in counties with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic populations.
Assuntos
COVID-19 , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/mortalidade , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , COVID-19/terapia , Vacinas contra COVID-19/uso terapêutico , Etnicidade , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Hispânico ou Latino , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Centros Comunitários de Saúde , Negro ou Afro-Americano
2.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 40(8): 1510-1512, 2001 Apr 17.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11317318