A new report from Rice University Kinder Institute shows that the city of Houston will be the hardest hit city in Texas.
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Vaccination rates lag in communities of color, but it's not only due to hesitancy, experts say
Those columns often referenced the infamous 1930s Tuskegee Syphilis Study, during which doctors withheld treatment from Black men with syphilis, as evidence of lingering well-founded mistrust that ...
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How Communities Are Breaking Down COVID-19 Vaccine Language Barriers
Limited access to information about the COVID-19 vaccines, including how to sign up and where to go, creates barriers for people in underserved communities. Language barriers are leading to a lack of ...
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Quick Pivot
The world moved into full alert as information on COVID-19 flooded the news, social media and every form of communication. Where do I get the right ...
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Arizona COVID-19 updates: Facebook winning war on COVID-19 vaccine lies, hoaxes and conspiracies, report says
Arizona reported 448 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new known deaths on Sunday as trends remained similar to previous weeks. The state's seven-day average for new reported COVID-19 cases rose to 939 on ...
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Bipartisan bill would boost U.S.-Mexico tourism but COVID-19 border restrictions remain
In an effort to entice more Mexican tourists to the United States and improve tourism between both countries, two Texas congressmen have proposed legislation that would involve both governments ...
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Will you need a COVID-19 booster before the holidays? Maybe. Here's why.
Moderna reported similar results from its study. MORE FROM OUR HEALTH TEAM: Less than 1 percent of fully vaccinated Houston residents are catching COVID-19, officials say “We will continue to ...
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OSU study: Rural-urban divide compounds racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths
To address the disparities, researchers say the health care response to COVID-19, including the vaccine rollout, needs to allocate additional resources to rural areas that have been hardest hit ...
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Study by OSU researcher finds racial, ethnic disparity in COVID-19 deaths even more extreme in rural areas
Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths are even more extreme in rural areas, according to a new study conducted by Oregon State University, Texas ... have been hardest hit, especially ...
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Rural-urban divide compounds racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths, study finds
To address the disparities, researchers say the health care response to COVID-19, including ... results. The study was co-authored by Ayodeji Iyanda and Yongmei Lu from Texas State University ...
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Less than 1 percent of fully vaccinated Houston residents are catching COVID-19, officials say
A federal study of health care workers ... While the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Houston’s vaccinates population is expected to go up, city health officials don’t expect a large ...