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Anti-Immigrant Racism Complicates COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in the South
The aggressive anti-immigrant attitudes of the Trump era are hindering vaccination efforts among immigrant populations.
Biden Will Hold Candle Lighting Ceremony to Mark 500,000 US Deaths From COVID
The number of deaths due to COVID is equal to the combined number of U.S. deaths in World War II and the Vietnam War.
Republicans’ Politicization of Mask-Wearing May Have Killed Tens of Thousands
The partisan rift on mask-wearing sown early in the pandemic persists today as Republican leaders lift mask mandates.
US Workers Cried Out for More Masks. The Government Allowed N95 Exports Anyway.
Workplace-safety experts say the U.S. has not done enough to ensure supplies or pressure employers to protect workers.
Sanders Demands Reform After CBO Reveals High Drug Prices for Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D pays far more for prescription medications than any other government health program.
Amid G7 Meeting, Pressure Mounts for Biden to Remove Global Barriers to Vaccines
As of Wednesday, 130 countries hadn’t yet received a single dose of the vaccine.
Essential Farmworkers Deserve Protections From Pesticide Exposure
We need to better safeguard the health of the people who feed our nation.
COVID Deaths in the US Lead to Biggest Drop in Life Expectancy Since WWII
The decline is more pronounced in Black and Latinx communities, which have been hit harder by the pandemic.
Biden’s Health Plan Shifts Even More Public Dollars Into Private Hands
Biden’s American Rescue Plan, like the Affordable Care Act, does not move us any closer toward a single-payer system.
Biden Says Vaccines Will Be Available to Everyone in the US by the End of July
Bottlenecks in vaccine administration remain, but Biden says that the U.S. will have over 600 million doses by August.