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National surveys have reported rates of vaccine reluctance ranging from 25% to 50% among Black, Indigenous and other people of color, who have experienced a high burden of COVID-19 disease and related mortality.

July 30, 2021 For vaccinated parents with unvaccinated young children, it might be difficult to understand, process, or navigate what the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions latest mask guidelines and potentially "misleading" internal report shared by The Washington Post now mean for their families. Well, acording to some, the good news is parents shouldnt feel like they have to panic just yet. While the Delta variant is spreading nationwide, the risk of serious disease in children s...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news. Week in Review Highlight of the Week: This week, CMS published its annual Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Read more about the regulation and other news below. I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance On July 13, 2021, the Federal ...

If you’ve watched the White House briefings about COVID-19, a Black woman physician—Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith— is sharing insight alongside Dr. Anthony Fauci and fellow national experts. Nunez-Smith is Senior Advisor to the White House COVID-19 Response Team and serves as Chair of the Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. She’s also an Associate Dean, Professor, and Director of the Equity Research and Innovation Center at Yale University.  ESSENCE spoke recently with Dr. Nune...

The Minority Health and Equity Task force is reviewing inequities in services.

Charged by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2020, Purdue University continues taking steps to enhance the experience for Black Boilermakers. As part of the multimillion-dollar Equity Task Force initiative, Purdue is hiring additional recruiters to help attract Black students; is expanding existing programs such as Emerging Leaders; and thanks to more than $25 million in donations, is introducing more scholarship opportunities for underrepresented minority students.

Called the “National Month of Action,” the campaign strives to have 70 percent of American adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4.

Ann Molloy of Encompass Resolutions, a firm hired to investigate the Kirkwood School District’s handling of past sexual abuse allegations, will present a report on the firm’s findings at the

The International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemn the surge in hate crimes targeting Asian communities in countries with minority Asian migrants and descendants who have become discriminatorily associated with the spread of COVID-19.

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:29 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hi, everybody.  Okay, good to see everyone.  I have a couple of things for you guys at the top.  Yesterday, we made history: Kristen Clarke was confirmed with at — with — as the first woman and first woman of color to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.  And Chiquita Brooks-LaSure became the first Black person to be confirmed as Administrator for the Centers for Medical — Medicare and Medicaid...