COVID-19’s impact on Hawai?i healthcare workers highlighted
Study participants were primarily concerned about contracting COVID-19 at work and transmitting it to their families.
Study participants were primarily concerned about contracting COVID-19 at work and transmitting it to their families.
Of the 1,124 Âé¶¹´«Ã½ residents surveyed last fall, 61.7% self-identified as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander.
The report covers COVID-19 vaccination rates, immunity, mental health, food insecurity and more.
The research took place in late 2020 and included 421 Âé¶¹´«Ã½ nurses at all levels of licensure.
The researchers estimate that profits per PCR test were at least $10, but the actual number is likely far greater.
This is one of the first comprehensive pandemic response studies for the state.
Researchers wanted to figure out how a pandemic spreads on an island chain, something that is absent from current literature.
UHERO has released its second quarter forecast for 2022.
Their findings were based on data linked to social behaviors during the pandemic, such as vaccine hesitancy and food assistance needs.
Catherine Pirkle pens an editorial in high impact journal, The BJM.