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Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY

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At least 140K US children have lost caregivers to COVID-19. Children of color have taken the brunt of it.

October 6, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on At least 140K US children have lost caregivers to COVID-19. Children of color have taken the brunt of it.

Researchers in a study published Thursday found children of color account for 65% of the 140,000 children orphaned from COVID-19 through June.

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Children of color lack access to COVID-19 vaccine and that’s sadly ‘not a surprise,’ experts say

October 3, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on Children of color lack access to COVID-19 vaccine and that’s sadly ‘not a surprise,’ experts say

Clinicians fear hesitancy and a lack of access to the COVID-19 vaccine among poorer children and children of color because of their higher risk.

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Pregnant people face ‘severe risk of severe disease’ from COVID-19. That’s not motivating them to get vaccinated.

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on Pregnant people face ‘severe risk of severe disease’ from COVID-19. That’s not motivating them to get vaccinated.

Black women already have disparate rates of maternal mortality, and pregnant women are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

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Climate change, heat waves affect heart health, experts say. Here’s why that puts people of color at higher risk.

September 25, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on Climate change, heat waves affect heart health, experts say. Here’s why that puts people of color at higher risk.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found Indigenous people had the highest rates of heat-related deaths, followed by Black people.

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Serving the most vulnerable, weary community health centers worry about COVID vaccine booster shot demand

September 6, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on Serving the most vulnerable, weary community health centers worry about COVID vaccine booster shot demand

Already stretched thin, community health clinics serving vulnerable people are worried about more demands when COVID vaccine booster shots begin.

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‘Extraordinarily concerning’: Type 2 diabetes is soaring among Black, Hispanic youth, study shows

August 24, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Extraordinarily concerning’: Type 2 diabetes is soaring among Black, Hispanic youth, study shows

In Black and Hispanic children and teens, type 2 diabetes is up 95%, according to a report published Tuesday that analyzed data from 2001 to 2017.

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Florida tops the nation in new COVID cases. As they spike in its rural Big Bend, many still fear the vaccine more.

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on Florida tops the nation in new COVID cases. As they spike in its rural Big Bend, many still fear the vaccine more.

As new COVID cases in Florida surge, residents in its rural Big Bend, where vaccination rates are extremely low, are quickly falling ill.

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People with kidney failure are at high risk from COVID-19: Dialysis clinics are doling out vaccine doses to protect them

June 14, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on People with kidney failure are at high risk from COVID-19: Dialysis clinics are doling out vaccine doses to protect them

As people of color suffer disparate rates of kidney failure and COVID-19, dialysis clinics are relying on direct federal vaccine allotments.

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Vaccine equity remains elusive as vaccination rates for people of color still lag

May 7, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on Vaccine equity remains elusive as vaccination rates for people of color still lag

White people in the U.S. continue to be vaccinated at faster rates than people of color, data shows. More need to be done to reach them, experts say.

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Thousands of Latinos were sterilized in the 20th century. Amid COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, they remember

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021Nada Hassanein, USA TODAYComments Off on Thousands of Latinos were sterilized in the 20th century. Amid COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, they remember

Latino people were the target of medical abuses in the 20th century – and the impact is still a reality for many amid the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

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