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A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential function of a public health department. While policymakers…
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Study design and population This study employed a cross-sectional design using data from the NHANES, a large-scale survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). We analyzed data from seven cycles collected between 2005 and 2016. The NHANES uses a complex, multistage probability sampling design to select participants representative of the civilian, non-institutionalized…