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[WHO] Panel: "Politics for Good: Leading the UHC Agenda with Conviction"
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Buckingham Palace says 'whole family saddened' by Meghan, Harry's racism claims : TheGrio
Buckingham Palace issued a statement Tuesday, saying the family was “saddened” to learn of the struggles that Prince Harry and... View Article The post Buckingham Palace says 'whole family saddened' by Meghan, Harry's racism accusations appeared first on TheGrio.
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A Royal Disgrace: We’re Discussing Racism All Wrong
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s experiences are a rare case study of how racism should be discussed. But that conversation is not happening.
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Nearly Half of D.C. Homeless Population Vaccinated, City Says - The Washington Informer
D.C.'s health director says roughly half of the city's homeless population has received a coronavirus vaccination. The post Nearly Half of D.C. Homeless Population Vaccinated, City Says appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Covid-19: SA praised for including refugees, asylum seekers in vaccine programme | News24
Asylum seeker backlog to be reduced from 68 years to four years with the launch of the Backlog Project.
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Drew: More Myths vs. Facts about the COVID-19 Vaccines
By Samuetta Hill Drew With the onset of a third federally authorized vaccine currently being shipped to states and vaccination sites throughout the country, there continues to remain several old and new statements of misinformation. This old and new misinformation adds to the number of people too
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Vaccine hesitancy isn't all that's standing in way of Black and Brown vaccination - TheGrio
Newsflash: Lots of Black and Brown folks want to get vaccinated, but bureaucratic and technical bottlenecks, like crashing websites and... View Article The post Vaccine hesitancy isn't all that's standing in way of Black and Brown vaccination appeared first on TheGrio.
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Article: Typical Republican: The Racism and Anti-Science behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbot's Lifting of COVID Restrictions
Article: Typical Republican: The Racism and Anti-Science behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbot's Lifting of COVID Restrictions - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week lifted the Texas mask mandate and allowed businesses freely to open. He is pretty obviously trying to please retailers and restaurateurs at the
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A large gathering near the University of Colorado turns into a maskless melee.
… vaccine supplies become more plentiful, African-Americans are being inoculated at half … mistrust of medical institutions among African-Americans. Many Baton Rouge residents can … the disease. “The distrust among Black Americans comes from a real place …
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US marks one year of pandemic as nation reaches 'critical nexus'; More states lift vaccine eligibility requirements. Latest COVID-19 updates
Thursday marks one year since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. More states lift vaccine eligibility requirements. Latest virus news.
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COVID-19: Houston reaches grim milestone of 2,000 deaths - DefenderNetwork.com
The city of Houston reached a grim milestone of the weekend. Officials said the death toll for COVID-19 has crossed 2,000 people, only a few days after the one-year anniversary of the first Houston-area COVID-19 case. While Gov. Abbott announced plans to fully reopen the state and
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Africa: Why Many Africans Are Wary of the Covid Vaccine
[DW] A few African countries have begun vaccinating their people against the coronavirus. Despite campaigns and assurances that the vaccines are safe, some are still worried about the side effects.
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Vaccines on the way, are they safe? – African American News and Issues
Texans may soon start breathing some cautious sighs of relief as the first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine, which includes 224,250 doses to 109 Texas hospitals in 34 counties, are set to arrive on Dec. 14, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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Three community leaders who led COVID vaccine events in Pittsburgh offer ‘one step in the solution to a wholly inequitable process’ | New Pittsburgh Courier
Essay by Jamil Bey, Jerrel T. Gilliam and Walter Lewis Navigating the COVID-19 vaccination scheduling site in Allegheny County is like taking an online final exam when none of the multiple-choice options is the right answer; a privileged few are wrecking the grading curve; and the entrance to the
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CVS Health to use mobile vans to boost vaccinations in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader Staff Report Responding to criticism from Black political and community leaders, CVS Health announced plans to use mobile vaccination vans and pop-up community clinics to boost access for the COVID-19 vaccine in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. In a recent announcement, the pharmacy giant
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Melissa St. Vil Won’t Stop Fighting For Her Friend Kaylene | Atlanta Daily World
Boxing is a difficult profession. It can be even more difficult for female fighters, as the pool of talent isn’t as deep. As a result, the opportunities aren’t as prevalent as they are for male fighters. For North American Boxing Organization champion Melissa St. Vil, boxing’s challenges pale in
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'Bloody Sunday' to be commemorated for first time without John Lewis
… law a year earlier, many Black Americans in the South still faced … legitimacy of the citizenship of African Americans,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson told … mostly focused on “jurisdictions where African American voters make up a substantial …
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Coronavirus: Each county tier level and vaccination totals in California on March 9 - L.A. Focus News
As of Tuesday, March 9, the California Department of Public Health's Vaccine Dashboard shows about 14.6 million doses have been shipped throughout the state (2.6 million more than last week) and of those, 10.6 million have been administered (up 1.3 million from last week). According to
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Prioritise renal patients for COVID-19 vaccine, says doctor
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Consultant nephrologist at the Mandeville Regional Hospital here, Dr Racquel Lowe-Jones, is appealing for individuals suffering from renal (kidney) disease to be prioritised for the roll-out of novel coronavirus vaccines due to the high vulnerability of the group.
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Making It Plain 2: What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines | The Madison Times
Government, community and faith-based leaders join forces to champion the fight against COVID-19. By Darryl Sellers The new year has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight against COVID-19. More transmissible variants of the coronavirus have emerged and
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'We salute women frontline workers' - Ramaphosa marks International Women's Day with tribute | News24
President Cyril Ramaphosa marked International Women's Day, highlighting the involvement of women in fighting the pandemic.
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All our recent progress with COVID-10 could be wiped our by variants, CDC director says. 'Please stay strong' - Dallas Examiner
By HOLLY YAN and CHRISTINA MAXOURIS CNN The U.S. is at risk of losing all its recent gains in the battle against COVID-19 as highly contagious variants take advantage of Americans getting lax
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Covid-19: Western Cape government to continue with plan to procure its own vaccines | News24
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Allegheny County reports 276 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths | New Pittsburgh Courier
by PublicSource reporters The Allegheny County Health Department reported 276 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths Saturday. Of the reported cases — from positive tests dated Dec. 5 to March 5 — individuals ranged in age from 3 months to 90 years, with a median age of 34. Five positive tests
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Black Americans' hesitancy to get COVID-19 vaccine reflected in state, local numbers
… her hesitancy. Vaccination rates for Black Americans and other minorities have remained … the vaccine, he also knows African Americans are statistically least likely to … between the medical field and African Americans, she has already gotten the …
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Pastors encourage black community to get COVID-19 vaccinations - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
A group of African-American pastors is teaming up with … what is happening in the African-American community.” “It is so important … set an example for the African-American community to not be afraid …
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Lynn Haven vaccination clinic looks to vaccinate vulnerable community members - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) — Resilient American Communities of Bay County hosted their second vaccine clinic to help vaccinate some of the most vulnerable community members. With a goal in-mind to vaccinate Black, Hispanic, and lower-income communities, residents were able to pre-register ahead of the
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The highly contagious United Kingdom variant of the coronavirus called B.1.1.7 has been confirmed to be spreading in Jamaica. The development was announced by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton at a press briefing Monday evening....
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