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Hardest-hit communities should be prioritized in vaccine distribution, Biden’s equity task force chair says There is no question that Covid-19 vaccine distribution should be targeted and prioritize the hardest-hit communities, the chair of Biden’s Covid-19 Equity Task Force said. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith said during CNN’s coronavirus town hall Wednesday night that multiple analyses are already showing a pattern of racial disparities among those receiving Covid-19 vaccines across the count...

GOVERNOR WHITMERS 2021 STATE OF STATE ADDRESS Good evening. Last year, I gave my second State of the State address in the House Chamber here in the capitol. Like much of the last year, this State of the State is different, because it has to be. Tonight, it’s just me and a few people in my Capitol office. And while it’s different, its an opportunity to speak directly to you -- the people of Michigan -- about the past year, and our priorities in 2021. At the risk of losing you in the first mi...

Updated 1:24 PM ET, Thu January 28, 2021 (CNN)There is no question that Covid-19 vaccine distribution should be targeted and prioritize the hardest-hit communities, the chair of Bidens Covid-19 Equity Task Force said. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith said during CNNs coronavirus town hall Wednesday night that multiple analyses are already showing a pattern of racial disparities among those receiving Covid-19 vaccines across the country. Earlier this week, a CNN analysis of data from 14 states showed...

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

WORCESTER—City health experts have pointed out throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that communities of color have been suffering disproportionately.  At the City Councils Public Health and Human Services Committee meeting Tuesday, councilors and officials feared that as the states vaccination program rolls out, those health inequities will again be playing a role, and could leave vulnerable communities out of the conversation.  Jeanne Shirshac, vice president of public programs for UMass Me...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Update: On Monday, January 25, the Governor introduced another bill, SSB1065, which establishes a student first scholarship program for certain pupils attending nonpublic schools.  **** The legislature did not meet on Monday in honor of the MLK Jr. holiday.  Legislators returned to the Capitol Tuesday morning with an increased presence of uniformed and non-uniformed officers, due to potential security concerns related to the inaugu...

The new Executive Director and CEO is the first Indigenous person to hold the position at the Mackenzie Art Gallery.

"COVID has created a different dynamic in this country -- I call it low tide in America,"  Governor Cuomo said.  "If you go to the amazing Shirley Chisholm Park and look at the bay during high tide, it looks beautiful, but if you go at low tide, you can see all the ugliness on the bottom. Thats what weve seen over this past year during Americas low tide - the racism, the discrimination, the inequality - and COVID has only exacerbated that problem. The undeniable fact is that COVID has ...

As predicted, today JoeBamas team has unleashed a series of TEN EXECUTIVE ORDERS fully weaponizing the COVID-19 opportunity.

Fulfilling a Promise: A Cabinet That ‘Looks Like America.’ There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations, modernizing what has long been a stubbornly white, male institution. Senator Chuck Schumer met virtually with President Biden’s economic team, including Janet Yellen, Neera Tanden, Cecilia Rouse and Wally Adeyemo, in early December.Credit...Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times Jan. 21, 2021 “No...