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A medical staff member administers a dose of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine to a person over eighty years old, in the Santa Maria della Pieta hospital in Rome, Italy, February 8, 2021. © 2021 Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo Over the last few weeks, the relief brought on by the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out has been marred by supply delays and growing concerns around inequitable access. Of the more than 131 million doses given in 73 countries by February 8, 78 percent (m...

Twitter Facebook In mid-March, after Boston Prep’s administration decided to close the 6–12 charter public school and move classes online because of COVID-19, Julie Duran and a team of teachers began assembling a makeshift warehouse in the school cafeteria. From it, they doled out Chromebook laptops to every student—most from low-income communities in Boston’s Hyde Park, Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan neighborhoods. That was only the start. For students who didn’t have intern...

How UH Hilo is Addressing Hunger and Food Insecurity Food Hub Served 611 Students in the Fall of 2020 Writer: Farrah-Marie Gomes Hunger and overall food insecurity is a real concern in Hawaiʻi, and the UH Hilo community is no exception. Dr. Farrah-Marie Gomes , vice chancellor of Student Affairs, has made it one of her priorities to address this, with a Food Hub program. Gomes pursued the Food Hub idea to fill the void of Hale Paʻiʻa, or food pantry initiative that started in 2019, which had...

Bipartisan bill aims to provide equitable access to credit for rural and underserved communities Michael Goldberg   February 2, 2021   A bipartisan group of legislators led by Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R – Republic) have introduced a bill in the House Finance Committee that would create a program within the Department of Commerce to spur economic development in disadvantaged communities that have historically lacked access to capital. The Morning Wire: Keeping you ...

Updated Jan 19, 2021 | 13:46 IST Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO has warned that a failure to create mechanisms that ensure equitable access of vaccines will only prolong what is already an unprecedented global health crisis. World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP Key Highlights The WHO chief raised concerns over vaccine manufacturers prioritising regulatory approval in high-income nations (...

ITHACA, NY -- The Ithaca Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD), an organization dedicated to reorienting typical responses to crimes and helping those suffering from addiction, poverty and mental health issues, was awarded a $900,000 grant, the City of Ithaca announced Nov. 25.  The grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) which similarly works to support access to treatment and recovery ser...

The Arizona Center for Disability Law advocates for COVID-19 vaccine distribution for people with disabilities (Source: KAIT-TV) By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 14, 2020 at 4:33 PM MST - Updated December 14 at 4:33 PM TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Arizona Center for Disability Law (ACDL), along with Arc of Arizona, Ability 360, Arizona Developmental Planning Council and numerous advocacy organizations, sent a letter to Dr. Cara Christ requesting Arizona’s COVID-19 Vaccine Dist...