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![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a press conference to announce legislation to extend and expand funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, at the U.S. Capitol on March 28, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0305-bernie-sanders-clinics-400x300.jpg)
Community Clinics Fighting Coronavirus Could Soon Lose Federal Funding
Community health centers, often the first public health responders, could lose funding unless Congress acts.
![ Alex Azar speaks into a microphone at a podium surrounded by other men](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0220-vaccine-400x300.jpg)
Patents Are Slowing the Development of a Coronavirus Vaccine
As researchers compete to develop a vaccine, we have no guarantee it will be affordable if it is patented.
![South Carolinians stand in line for early voting at the Richland County Election Commission February 27, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-1203685016-400x300.jpg)
Voters Head to Polls With Anxiety Over Medical Bills as Coronavirus Spreads
Democratic presidential hopefuls slammed President Trump's response to the coronavirus ahead of a crucial primary.
![Mike Pence speaks into a microphone at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0228-mike-pence-400x300.jpg)
Pence Hates Science. Tasking Him With Coronavirus Response Could Cost Lives.
Mike Pence believes science begins and ends with Jesus. The coronavirus has other ideas.
![A woman wearing a face mask walks by a public train](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-1203659107-400x300.jpg)
How Can the US Confront Coronavirus With 28 Million People Uninsured?
The coronavirus has highlighted the moral imperative and the pragmatic rationale for universal health care.