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manager who became extremely ill from COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic declined initial chances to get the vaccine because he worried about the side effects. He also doubted that he would get infected again. A program director at a health center whose son got COVID-19 initially said no to the vaccine because she needed time to decide whether she felt it was safe. “Where did this come from? What’s going in my body? Will it hurt me later?” she wondered.
Pop-Up Street Concerts, Food Talks, and an Outdoor Exhibit: Things to Do in DC, May 3-5
Plus: A look at some upcoming fun.
Hear from chefs and experts about the legacy and future of Chinatowns across the country.
Here’s what you should check out this week:
From the podium: Elizabeth Warren and Stacey Abrams are sitting down together (virtually) at Politics and Prose for a conversation about Warren’s recently released memoir,
Persist. The pair will talk about Warren’s life, career, and the future of the Democratic Party. Monday 5/3 at 7 PM; $28-$35 (book included), buy tickets here.
Sound on: Ready for a small outdoor concert? The Goethe Institute, Germany’s cultural organization in DC, organized a series of street pop-ups for the unique multimedia show, “Kept Under Glass: Unheard Women’s Voices.” Head to the Corner at Whitman-Walker Health, the clinic’s new cultural center, to see musicians perform indoors while the audience on the sidewalk watches through a w