Scientific American September 15, 2021
We need to establish directors for health equity at the state level
As the Delta variant causes COVID-19 cases to swell, resurrects mask mandates and forces hospitals back to surge capacity, a familiar pattern is emerging. Like its less transmissible predecessors, this dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variant is especially affecting vulnerable populations in minority and rural communities, where vaccinations have lagged because of a perfect storm of reduced access to care, vaccine hesitancy, targeted misinformation campaigns and historically rooted mistrust.
Governments at all levels have taken notice of the disproportionate impact of COVID on these populations over the past year. At the federal level, President Joe Biden appointed a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force by executive order. Many states, including Illinois, Louisiana...
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