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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore Google Trends as a proxy for what people are thinking, needing, and planning in real-time across the United States and find that the increase in searches for information on COVID-19 care was paralleled by a decrease in searches related to other health behaviors, such as urgent care, doctor's appointments, health insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore Google Trends as a proxy for what people are thinking, needing, and planning in real time across the US, and find that high demand for information corresponded with increasing searches for "coronavirus" linked to news sources regardless of the ideological leaning of the news source.

TL;DR: Variation in behavioral drivers including vulnerability, race, political affiliation, and employment industry demonstrates the need for targeted policy messaging and interventions tailored to address specific barriers for improved social distancing and mitigation.

TL;DR: The US COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI) as discussed by the authors was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assess the impact on vulnerable communities over the first year of the pandemic.

TL;DR: The COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Index (CVAC) as discussed by the authors ranks states and counties on barriers to coverage through 28 indicators across five themes: historic undervaccination, sociodemographic barriers, resource-constrained health system, healthcare accessibility barriers, and irregular care-seeking behaviors.