CDC report

Congressional leaders held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2021 to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, acco

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CDC: COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause Of Death In 2020, People Of Color Hit Hardest

2:29pm March 31, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.

A teenage girl gets a shot of HPV vaccine, which protects against a virus that causes cervical cancer.

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Low-Income Teens Have Best Shot At Getting HPV Vaccine

8:31am July 31, 2015

by Ina Yang

Doctors have a hard time getting teenagers vaccinated, but they're making progress, according to data from the CDC. Low-income teens are most likely to get the first shot of HPV vaccine.