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These differences could have public health ramifications, as even modest reductions in social contacts can reduce infection and eventual death rates.
Up to 50 million doses could be available globally by the end of the year, with that number climbing to 1.3 billion in 2021.
The infant mortality rate in Los Angeles County is more than three times higher for Black babies than white babies.
Last Friday, the CDC reported 99,750 new cases, a record high from the day before.
As the percentage of patients residing in mask-requirement counties increases, the growth curve flattens.
The academic medical center's all-female research operations team got its studies activated in 10 days, a process that usually takes three months.
Rapid-result diagnostic tests are available at no cost to patients who meet CDC criteria.
Lessons learned from previous pandemics should have been implemented at the onset of the virus' spread, report says.
Turnaround times and testing capacity have greatly improved, and pharmacists will play a role in vaccine education.
Black women, regardless of education or socioeconomic status, are four times more likely to die from preventable pregnancy-related complications.