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Multicenter Study
. 2020 Nov 9;27(7):taaa076.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa076.

Geographic access to United States SARS-CoV-2 testing sites highlights healthcare disparities and may bias transmission estimates

Benjamin Rader  1   2 , Christina M Astley  1   3   4   5 , Karla Therese L Sy  2   6 , Kara Sewalk  1 , Yulin Hswen  1   7   8 , John S Brownstein  1   5 , Moritz U G Kraemer  1   5   8   9
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Multicenter Study

Geographic access to United States SARS-CoV-2 testing sites highlights healthcare disparities and may bias transmission estimates

Benjamin Rader et al. J Travel Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic response; rural; surveillance; testing; travel-time; uninsured.

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Figure 1
Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 testing sites. (A) Travel time to the nearest testing site per 1 km2 area (shorter travel time in darker blue) in the 48 contiguous US states plus DC. (B) Travel time as in Panel A enlarged to show detail in the state of Texas. (C) Percent minority (formula image) by county in Texas. (D) Median travel time by county versus the cumulative population for each geographic region (excluding two outlier counties). Vertical dashed line at 20 minute median travel time. Horizontal dotted lines indicate cumulative population percentage in that region (in parenthesis) residing in counties with <20 minutes median travel time.
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