Similar efforts are underway elsewhere. Vatican City has begun administering first doses to several dozen residents of its homeless shelters. So has Detroit, which aims to vaccinate residents of its 89 facilities by the end of next month. Denmark has moved its homeless up its priority list. In many places, […]
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Amid access hurdles, grassroots efforts underway to get COVID-19 vaccine to at-risk people of color
Donis Hernández spent three hours Wednesday trying to register his 77-year-old father for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. The Las Vegas construction worker and his dad have been waiting for this moment. Hernández works at construction sites, where four of his co-workers have contracted COVID-19. He worries about his dad, who […]
Experts to Discuss the Essential Efforts of Clinical Laboratories to Fight the Opioid Epidemic at the 2020 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting
Newswise — CHICAGO – The opioid epidemic has only gotten worse since the advent of COVID-19, with some areas in the U.S. reporting a 50% increase in drug overdoses due to the pandemic. With no end in sight to this public health crisis, scientific sessions during the virtual 2020 AACC […]
Annual holiday toy drives shift to virtual efforts
The kickoff to holiday giving on Friday is — like holiday shopping — moving online. With fewer people expected to shop in person at stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many businesses still operating remotely, the Salvation Army and Toys for Tots are touting online gift registries, where donors […]
Nebraska needs stronger mitigation efforts ‘as other states have done,’ White House COVID-19 Task Force says
Nebraska needs stronger mitigation efforts ‘as other states have done,’ White House COVID-19 Task Force says Updated: 1:07 PM CST Nov 24, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript AND MORE OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS. MORE NEBRASKA CITIES ARE WEIGHING THEIR OWN MASK MANDATE OPTIONS. RALSTON IS […]
Unconscionable drug company efforts threaten communities hit hardest by COVID-19
If the drug companies are successful, our hospital systems — UCLA Health in Los Angeles and UW Medicine in Seattle — together stand to lose more than $110 million in funds annually that we use to provide care to our patients who are most in need. And we are not […]
Pandemic spurs local businesses’ efforts to connect with customers online | Business
ANDERSON — As the coronavirus pandemic worsened during the late spring and early summer months, some tables and chairs at Jackrabbit Coffee on the city’s near west side disappeared. Pandemic-related restrictions recommended by state and local health officials meant social distancing and occupancy limits, and owner Ben Orcutt knew that, […]
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset expands outreach efforts in Latino community
After seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases among members of the Latino community this spring, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, launched bilingual outreach efforts to help area Latino residents prevent the spread of the illness. Through more than 20 events over the past six months […]
Fear and embarrassment stall California’s efforts at contact tracing
Every day, Solange Madriz spends several emotionally draining hours on the phone with people who are scared. The people on the other end of the line have all been identified as close contacts of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, and she is one of 180 contact tracers in […]
Inside Stanford’s Efforts To Welcome MBA Students Back To Campus
As the COVID-19 case count and the death toll from the virus continues to surge in California, plans for the reopening of in-person classes at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business have become increasingly complicated and stubbornly challenging. Shifting state and county guidelines, still-to-be-unveiled university protocols along with the spread of […]