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Population growth over the 12-month period from July 2020 through July 2021 marked the lowest annual growth since the Census Bureau began collecting such statistics, and the period between 2010-2020 registered the second-lowest decade growth in U.S. history. William Frey discusses the data and what led to America’s unprecedented flat growth rate.
While COVID-19 vaccination uptake among nursing home residents does not appear to be influenced by politicization like in the general U.S. population, they have been slow to get booster shots. To improve vaccination rates in nursing homes over the long term, Sarah Reber and Cyrus Kosar argue that more must be done to understand why some states lag behind others and to develop interventions or policies to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
“For months now we’ve watched Democrats take a very deep breath before spewing out the laundry list of items in the bill. Biden can still have a win—in fact, he can have a series of wins—if he moves away from massive bills that contain everything but the kitchen sink and toward bills that are clear and easy to understand,” writes Elaine Kamarck.
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