Overdose Deaths Increased in Wave 4 of the Opioid Crisis, Coinciding with the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 4th 2022The suggested wave 4 of the opioid crisis saw high opioid-involved overdose death rates in urban counties and high acceleration of overdose deaths in rural counties, indicating that the opioid crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Facilities in Non-Hispanic Black, Rural Counties Less Likely to Administer Early COVID-19 Vaccines
August 2nd 2022Health care facilities in counties with higher Black populations and in rural areas were less likely to serve as COVID-19 vaccination facilities during May 2021, indicating disparities in vaccine distribution.
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