This is the 800th Star Trek episode ever aired, counting 13 movies, 2 animated series and 7 live action ones.
Kenneth Mitchell, who played Aurellio, was diagnosed with ALS in February 2020. He's been wheelchair bound since October 2019. Mitchell has previously played the Klingon, Kol in season one and in season two played two other Klingon characters, Kol's father, Kol-Sha and Tenavik.
This episode was originally titled "The Good of the People". This was then changed shortly before release.
In the meeting between the Admiral and Osyraa. He discloses that the replicator breaks down human waste to a molecular level and recycles the matter to make the food that they are both eating.