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Advancing inclusion and belonging for people of all races, national origins, and ethnicities is critical to guaranteeing the safety and security of the American people. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, inflammatory and xenophobic rhetoric has put Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons, families, communities, and businesses at risk. The Federal Government must […]

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine President and Dean Steven J. Scheinman, M.D. removes his mask before delivering his annual State of the School address from the schools auditorium in Scranton on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Dr. Scheinman concluded Tuesdays address with an announcement of his upcoming retirement. CHRISTOPHER DOLAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Few states are accurately tracking coronavirus vaccinations by race; some arent at all Lola Fadulu and Dan Keating, The Washington Post Jan. 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Seniors wait in line for a coronavirus vaccine in D.C. on Jan. 12. The District of Columbia and 30 states have not yet started reporting racial breakdowns on their vaccine dashboards, despite a federal requirement that they do so.Washington Post photo by Sarah L. VoisinShow MoreShow Less 2of3Staffers from th...

Few states are accurately tracking coronavirus vaccinations by race. Some aren’t at all. Lola Fadulu, Dan Keating © Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post A line of people waited outside the Model Cities Senior Wellness Center in D.C. to get a coronavirus vaccination on Tuesday. Most states are not publicly reporting racial data on people receiving coronavirus vaccines, despite disproportionate covid-19 death rates for Black and Hispanic people and rising concerns about who ...

Bidens executive orders and actions: What to know © Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images Since entering office on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden has signed more than three dozen executive actions addressing the coronavirus pandemic, economy, immigration, climate crisis and more. Heres a look at all of his executive orders, and other notable executive actions, so far: COVID-19 RESPONSE Executive Order on Protecting Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing: Requires masks, physical distancing and...

Biden evokes Floyd in racial equity signings Marty Johnson © Getty Images Biden evokes Floyd in racial equity signings President Biden on Tuesday signed four executive orders aimed at furthering racial equity in the U.S., one of his main campaign platforms. "Nows the time to act. ... Its what the core values of this nation call us to do," Biden said at an event recognizing the orders that was held at the White Houses State Dining Room. "Weve never fully lived up to the foundi...

How Bidens new COVID executive orders compare to what California is already doing FacebookTwitterEmail President Biden signs executive orders as part of the COVID-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021.MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images President Biden signed several executive orders last week to help combat COVID-19, including a face mask mandate on federal property and domestic travel rules that will affect people flying into San Francis...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of the nations leading Black clergy led by Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III kicked off its nationwide Choose Healthy Life (CHL) initiative yesterday to address health disparities in the Black community through the Black Church by hosting its first COVID-19 testing event at historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, N.Y. The Choose Healthy Life Action Plan will provide services including COVID...

Monday, January 25, 2021 Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States and issued a series of executive orders (EOs) in his first days in office. The new Administration also released a national coronavirus (COVID-19) response plan along with a series of staff appointments within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In this document, we review the likely healthcare policy reforms and actions expected from the Biden Administration in its first 100...

Pressley applauds Bidens equitable COVID plan Community Content Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-MA, whose district includes Randolph, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, agree with President Biden’s executive order to ensure an equitable pandemic response and recovery, which contains several provisions championed by the lawmakers from the onset of the pandemic. They issued the following statement: “History has shown us that in the face of any public health crisis, Black, Brown and Indigenous ...