|Videos|December 24, 2021

Expert: 'We Cannot Overstate or Ignore' Relationship Between Diabetes, COVID-19 Infection Risk

Laura Lee Hall, PhD, president of the Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity (SHC), addresses how the diabetes DRIVE program compares with the SHC DRIVE models for flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Laura Lee Hall, PhD, president of the Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity, on some new approaches to address racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes care.

During the discussion, Hall explained how the diabetes DRIVE program compares with the SHC DRIVE models aimed at improving flu and COVID-19 vaccination rates.

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