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Emily Anthes, Madeleine Ngo and Eileen Sullivan, The New York Times Published: 20 Apr 2021 06:55 PM BdST Updated: 20 Apr 2021 06:55 PM BdST A woman waits in her car to receive a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a clinic run by Skippack Pharmacy as cases rise in the state in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, US, Apr 18, 2021. REUTERS All adults in every US state, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, meeting the April 19 deadline that President Joe Biden set two weeks ago. ); } “For months I’ve been telling Americans to get vaccinated when it’s your turn. Well, it’s your turn, now,” Biden said Sunday on a programme called “Roll Up Your Sleeves” on NBC. “It’s free. It’s convenient and it’s the most important thing you can do to protect yourself from COVID-19.” ....
$25 million gift to UChicago will support work on global health and social development Feb 18, 2021 Commitment expands initiatives to address health challenges and social issues A $25 million commitment to the University of Chicago from the Kiphart Family Foundation will expand global health and social development research and educational initiatives to address health inequities and their root causes in West Africa and in low- and middle-income communities around the world. The gift will establish the Susan and Richard Kiphart Center for Global Health and Social Development, to be housed in the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Led in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Biological Sciences Division, the Kiphart Center will bring together expertise from around the University in support of collaborative efforts with partner communities to alleviate disease, improve infrastructure, and promote ....