New online tool encourages communities of colors to report hate crimes, incidents

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Rising cases of discrimination and violence against Asian Americans have renewed efforts to better track, report, and prosecute these hateful incidents. “Public safety is not about…

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Biden Administration To Spend $10 Billion On COVID-19 Shots For Hardest-Hit Communities

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will spend $10 billion to get COVID-19 shots to low-income communities where the pandemic has hit the hardest but the pace of vaccination has…

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Coronavirus Missouri

Missouri launches new statewide transportation resource guide to expand COVID-19 vaccine access to rural, suburban, urban communities across the state

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), with the support of the Missouri Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, launched a new statewide…

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California’s plan to vaccinate hard-hit communities lacks specifics

Counties are acutely aware of that system’s vulnerabilities as they prepare to make the switch — some, reluctantly— to a new, coordinated vaccine distribution network. Under a no-bid contract that…

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White House taps insurers to boost vaccinations among vulnerable communities

The 2 million goal may appear modest, given that nearly half of people 65 and older have already received one dose and the significant surge in vaccine supply expected in…

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Coronavirus Hawaii

Project Vision Hawai‘i Brings Medical Services to Remote Communities

When COVID-19 hit Hawaiʻi late in the winter of 2020, everyone had to adapt. Project Vision Hawai‘i was no exception. Due to pandemic restrictions, the ophthalmology-focused nonprofit could no longer…

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Biden’s Covid vaccine plan focuses on communities of color

Biden is also expected to pitch a billion-dollar national ad campaign aimed at convincing the majority of Americans to get vaccinated, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.…

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Coronavirus Delaware

DPH, Healthy Communities Delaware Announce Funding to Support Community-Level COVID-19 Response Projects

DPH, Healthy Communities Delaware Announce Funding to Support Community-Level COVID-19 Response Projects – State of Delaware News Read the latest news on coronavirus in Delaware. More Info NEWS FEED Delaware…

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Warren, Pressley demand action from HHS on coronavirus’ impact on minority communities

“The unjust reality that Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities have been disproportionately infected and killed by COVID-19 underscores that racism, discrimination, and bias are public health problems that the federal…

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Coronavirus South Carolina

Reducing the Spread of COVID-19 in Our Communities

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michael Schmidt about preventing the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. Dr. Schmidt is a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at MUSC and…

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