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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.

On February 9, the Biden administration announced the establishment of the Federally Qualified Health Center program, through which the federal government will directly provide vaccines to federally funded community health centers that serve vulnerable communities. | Health

What When Monday, February 22: Day 1: Focus on Building Trust and Vaccine Confidence 11:00 – 11:30 AM EST | Science Plenary Cameron Webb, MD, JD | White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, Senior Policy Advisor Kizzmekia Corbett, PhD | Lead, Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team, National Institutes of Health Lisa Sherman | President and Chief Executive Officer, The Ad Council 11:30 – 12:30 PM EST | Promising Practices Plenary Panel – Vaccinating with Confidence Tuesday, Fe...

Vaccine Questions Answered In Moderna 'Fireside Chat': Cuomo - Westhampton-Hampton Bays, NY - Find out how to watch a "fireside chat" and have questions answered about the Moderna vaccine.

By Nate Galvan | galvanna@sonoma.edu Rohnert Park, CA — This week the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom shared a landmark report outlining strategies, policies, and practices to help California’s post-secondary institutions emerge from the pandemic stronger and better poised to prepare Californians wi

Inslee names director of new Washington Office of Equity The Office of Equity was established by the Washington state Legislature and signed into law in April 2020. The appointment is effective March 8. Credit: Office of Equity Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 7:46 AM PST February 19, 2021 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washingtons newly created Office of Equity will now have a director. Gov. Jay Inslee named Dr. Karen A. Johnson the director of the recently established state O...

. On a recent morning, Bill Williams, 87, awoke to learn of a terrible virus that had spread everywhere and was killing people. “Well, we’ve got this virus,” an aide at his nursing home in Broken Bow, Neb., told him. A few minutes later, he had forgotten about the virus, and so the nursing aide told him again. And then again. She would have to tell him the next day, too. “It’s pretty quiet in here,” Mr. Williams said, biting the inside of his lip a little. “We...

Study finds life expectancy dropped to its lowest level in 15 years and even lower for Black people and Latinos during the first half of the pandemic.

Study finds life expectancy dropped to its lowest level in 15 years and even lower for Black people and Latinos during the first half of the pandemic.

Stateside for Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Michiganders have a lot on their minds these days. But one of the most pressing issues we’re all wondering about is the COVID-19 vaccine. Here, well answer your questions about the vaccination process, with help from some professionals in the know. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.] At the time this show aired, the state of Michigan has vaccinated over 1.6 million people and is in Phases 1B and 1C of ...