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coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 pandemic disproportionately impacted people use drugs pwud study explored relationships drug use covid19 testing vaccination infection crosssectional study conducted miami florida march 2021 october 2022 part national institutes health nih rapid acceleration diagnosticsunderserved populations radxup initiative miami adult studies hiv mash cohort users cannabis cocainecrack heroinfentanyl methamphetamines hallucinogens andor prescription drug misuse previous 12 months considered pwud sociodemographic data covid19 testing history vaccinationrelated beliefs selfreported vaccinations confirmed medical records positivity determined severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sarscov2 testing statistical analyses included chisquare tests logistic regression 1780 participants median age 57 years 507 male 502 nonhispanic black 660 reported annual income less 15000 nearly 280 used drugs pwud less likely nonusers selfreport ever testing positive sarscov2 147 vs 210 p 0006 however 26 participants tested positive sarscov2 significant differences pwud nonusers 37 vs 22 p 0076 pwud likely nonusers experience difficulties accessing testing 102 vs 71 p 0033 vaccine hesitancy 589 vs 434 p 0002 lower odds receiving dose covid19 vaccine compared nonusers aor 063 95 ci 049081 p0001 pwud presented greater difficulties accessing covid19 testing greater vaccine hesitancy lower odds vaccination testing immunization plans tailored needs pwud consider access trustbuilding campaigns education may needed