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Data and Technology Can Help Us Make Progress on COVID Inequities The pandemic gives an opportunity to turn the tide for our nation’s most vulnerable communities By Daniel E. Dawes, Karen DeSalvo on March 27, 2021 ​ Credit: Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest chapter in the “Tale of Two Health Systems” saga that has played out in the U.S. during every public health crisis dating back centuries. The pandemic has disproportionately devastated communities of color, proving that we can no longer ignore the need to address health inequities in a real way. This threat is so existential in nature that according to a recent CDC…