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Vaccine rollout reveals Californias need for more Black, Latino doctors FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Richard Herron (right) wears a double mask while Laray Bonilla, paramedic intern City College of San Francisco, prepares a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for him at the Southeast Health Center in San Francisco.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Ezekiel Logan, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, receives his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the grand opening of a mass COVI...

Fewer Black, Hispanic students enroll in AP/honors classes. Stamford looks to fix that. FacebookTwitterEmail Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media STAMFORD — In Stamford schools, Asian and white students are much more likely to take an Advanced Placement or honors course than Black and Hispanic students. That’s a common story across the country, and Stamford is no exceptio...

Virtual ZERO Prostate Cancer Summit offers an engaging and informative programming lineup for the more than 3.1 million men and families nationwide battling prostate cancer. The event is free and open to the public from February 28 through March 4. More than 1,500 attendees have registered so far. Due to COVID-19, the Summit converted to a virtual format after two decades of in-person gatherings in the D.C. area. This year’s five-day program is packed with some of the most inspiring voices ...

TAMIU community encouraging Laredoans to learn more about other cultures Laredo Morning Times FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 TAMIU’s Dr. Peter Haruna said the transition to virtual Black History Month activities this year was a success.Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less 2of3 TAMIU’s Dr. Peter Haruna is aiming to strengthen the cultural awareness throughout Laredo by creating opportunities for students and staff to learn and by engaging other community members.Danny Zaragoza /...

The city is partnering with Walmart and the YMCA to provide vaccines to eligible people

New Analyses Show Johnson & Johnsons One-Dose Vaccine Works Well Carl Zimmer, Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere, New York Times Feb. 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The one-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson provides strong protection against severe disease and death from COVID-19, and may reduce the spread of the virus by vaccinated people, according to new analyses posted online by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The vaccine had a 72% overall efficacy rate in th...

Bay Area COVID vaccinations now outpace California and U.S. Heres where each county stands FacebookTwitterEmail 2 1of2Charleston, Illinois firefighter Justin Schumacher administers a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to AIMS K-12 College Prepatory Academy operations director Marisol Magna at a newly-opened FEMA sponsored mobile vaccination clinic at Alameda County Office of Education in Hayward, Calif. Friday, February 19, 2021. Alameda County Office of Education is hosting the fi...

Officials upbeat on COVID-19 vaccinations, declining hospitalizations in San Antonio FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Homer Junco (center) sits beneath a U.S. flag as he along with other individuals received their Covid-19 vaccination on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. University Health reached a milestone in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic by drawing up the 100,000th dose of the Pfizer vaccine and administered it to a person at their Wonderland Mall of the Americas vaccination site on Friday. The logistical op...

The Latest: Navajo Nation new virus cases on downward trend The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 26 1of26South Korean traditional band members wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus pray during a ceremony to celebrate Jeongwol Daeboreum, or Great Full Moon Day, the first full moon of the Lunar New year, at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less 2of26View of an empty street as the 6 p...

We’re told it could take up to a month before family members across the border can lay their loved ones to rest