“These findings warn us that there is likely to be a severe widening of racial/ethnic disparities in all-cause mortality as longer-term data are released,” said Meredith Shiels, lead author of the study to NBC News. “Although vaccination rates …“These findings warn us that there is likely to be a severe widening of racial/ethnic disparities in all-cause mortality as longer-term data are released,” said Meredith Shiels, lead author of the study to NBC News. “Although vaccination rates …