Rochelle Walensky, MD MPH, Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was a featured presenter at the recent American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2021: Virtual Experience. In her presentation, titled "COVID-19: Lessons Learned," Dr Walensky discussed racial/ethnic inequities in COVID-19 impact, breakthrough infections, what happened with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and variants of concern in the US.
The slide show that follows is based on Dr Walensky's presentation and includes links to all of the primary studies that she discusses.
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