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Coronavirus Vaccines: Can Shots Be Given Quickly And Equitably? - Across America, US - The Biden administration wants to get vaccine into people's arms quickly while also ensuring distribution is equitable. Right now, it isn't.

The White House said this weekend that despite the drop in cases this month, life won't return to normal for quite some time. Latest virus updates.

Submitted by BlueNC on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 09:21 MARK ROBINSONS CAMPAIGN SPENDING IS A BIG, HOT MESS: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign report does not explain why $186 worth of medical bills were campaign-related. Or why he bought “campaign clothes and accessories” for $2,840 with the majority being spent at a sporting goods store. It doesn’t explain why his wife needed to be reimbursed $4,500 for campaign clothing or how and where she spent the money. “I think it’s questionable,”...

By Mark Starling Red Zone Counties Dropping In North Carolina (Raleigh, NC) -- COVID-19 numbers are continuing to drop for the better in North Carolina. The Department of Health and Human Services reports there are only 37 counties in the red zone, which is a reduction of more than half from two weeks ago. More than 23-hundred new cases were reported in Mondays numbers, which is well below recent averages. The positivity rate is down to around six-percent. Man Dies In Shootout With McDowe...

Fact check: Breaking down Joe Bidens first month of claims CNN 2/23/2021 By Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN © Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images US President Joe Biden speaks virtually to the Munich Security Conference in Germany, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) President Joe Biden was more consistently factual in his first month in office ...

Bonnielin Swenor and Sabrina Epstein from the Disability Health Research Center discuss their new vaccination dashboard for people with disabilities and why it is essential to ensure equitable access to vaccines for vulnerable groups

The White House said this weekend that despite the drop in cases this month, life won't return to normal for quite some time. Latest virus updates.

The White House said this weekend that despite the drop in cases this month, life wont return to normal for quite some time. Latest virus updates.

The White House said this weekend that despite the drop in cases this month, life won't return to normal for quite some time. Latest virus updates.

Rare Disease Diversity Coalition Formed To End Racial Disparities In Rare Disease Diagnosis, Research And Treatment NBA Champion Alonzo Mourning, White House COVID Health Equity Task Force Chair Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Rep. G. K. Butterfield and Leading Rare Disease Experts to Join RDDC on February 23rd for Launch of Diversity Coalition News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Black Womens Health Imperative (BWHI) hosts the fi...