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Orange County health official: Health care worker vaccinations will instill confidence
Fauci: 75%-85% of US would need to get COVID-19 vaccine to get herd immunity
But there are certain populations who have longtime mistrust in doctors, vaccines
University of Michigan researcher proposes $50 to people to follow through on 2nd shot
Health care personnel should receive priority in the initial phase of COVID-19 vaccinations. The committee cited a need to “preserve capacity” to treat COVID-19 patients and others.
But Dr. Raul Pino, director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Florida, suggested before this week’s vaccination rollout that the panel’s decision could yield even broader benefits.
Editor s note: This article is a part of a series reviewing Utah and U.S. history for KSL.com s Historic section.
SALT LAKE CITY With Christmas a little more than a week away, Utah medical experts are once again warning about the dangers of holiday gatherings.
It s a message they had prior to Thanksgiving and it appears that Utahns rose to the challenge. Dr. Angela Dunn, the state s epidemiologist, said the post-Thanksgiving rise in new COVID-19 cases not nearly the surge that medical experts feared heading into the holiday. It was a relief for public health officials. What that tells us is that thousands of people, thousands of families across the state of Utah heeded public health advice and changed their Thanksgiving Day plan, said Dr. Eddie Stenehjem, an infectious disease physician for Intermountain Healthcare, during a virtual question and answer forum last week. That is a testament to our community saying we ll put the health of our communities first.
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Minnesota colleges promised to help fight systemic racism and do more to support Black students after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer in May.
The University of Minnesota severed some ties with the Minneapolis Police Department and announced an external review of its campus police force. The Minnesota State college system launched a sweeping review of its law enforcement training programs. Private colleges created scholarship funds for students of color and vowed to diversify their teaching ranks.
Six months later, that work to advance racial equity and social justice on Minnesota campuses is still underway. Some schools have acted swiftly, hiring diverse faculty and counselors and constructing new campus spaces. Other institutions are in the midst of systemic reviews that could extend well into next year, frustrating students and activists who had hoped for more immediate change.
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