BACKGROUND: Latinx populations have been more heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic than the general population of the US, including higher rates of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in eastern Massachusetts. We conducted a qualitative study to
CONCLUSIONS: Patients diagnosed with Omicron had higher mortality than patients diagnosed with seasonal influenza. This finding could be due to differences in co-morbidities, the virus pathogenicity, and host responses to infection.
CONCLUSIONS: Observed prolonged pandemic effects may alter FEP client progress in CSC. Stakeholders should be prepared to adjust FEP treatment accordingly in the event of a similar disaster. Concentrated vaccination efforts may be necessary for this