Interventions to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine uptake among individuals with rheumatic conditions remains low despite heightened risk for related adverse outcomes. This is especially pronounced among historically marginalized populations who suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the myriad of reasons for low vaccine uptake, mistrust in the healthcare system, misinformation related to the vaccine development process, fear of rheumatic disease flares, and inconsistent physician recommendations, are highlighted.

Racial Disparities in Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care in Older Adults With Early Breast Cancer.

Importance: Racial disparities in receipt of guideline-concordant care (GCC) among older patients with potentially curable breast cancer are understudied.

Objective: To determine whether rates of GCC, time to treatment initiation, and all-cause mortality in stage I to III breast cancer differ by race among older adults.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study used data from the National Cancer Database and included patients aged 65 years and older with stage I to III breast cancer, diagnosed between 2010 and 2019.