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khn.org – Covid-19 has taken an outsize toll on Black and Hispanic Americans — and those disparities extend to medical workers. Tweeted by @blkresist https://twitter.com/blkresist/status/1346400180912984065

apnews.com – SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like ...

statnews.com – Many primary care doctors are not affiliated with hospitals, which means they have no direct link to vaccine distribution at this stage.

northcarolinahealthnews.org – Here’s what is on the horizon for the new year as the state continues to battle COVID-19, mental health and environmental issues.

statnews.com – If 2020 was defined by the explosion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid, 2021 could be about its dwindling. Tweeted by @statnews ...

khn.org – While many private insurers cap what members pay in health costs, Medicare does not. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have proposed annual limits ...

statnews.com – STAT’s infectious disease reporter reflects on her own experience of reporting on the pandemic one year after publication of her first story.

tampabay.com – At last count, the home had 88 infections among residents and 42 among staff. Tweeted by @EvanKirstel https://twitter.com/EvanKirstel/status/1345574680611192835

einnews.com – Win for D.O.’s: Law Will Require Advance Practice Nurses, Physicians Assistants Are Now Required to be Properly Identified on Name Tags in Patient ...

nytimes.com – Last year we were just trying to roll with the punches. Hopefully now we can apply some of those survival skills to our ...