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It was the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, and Durham County’s COVID-19 cases were surging much more rapidly than Rodney Jenkins, the county health director, wanted to see.

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Online Event Friday Jan 8 -- Trusting a Covid-19 Vaccine: Who’s Left Unheard?

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2021-01-06 12:03

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Online Event: Trusting a Covid-19 Vaccine: Who’s Left Unheard?

Friday, January 8, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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UK prime minister and Scottish leader order new virus lockdowns

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2021-01-04 15:33

UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as... AP NEWS

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EDUCATION: ‘Equity hubs’ give families struggling financially a chance at pandemic pods

Submitted by mike kraft on Sat, 2020-12-26 11:03

‘Equity hubs’ give families struggling financially a chance at pandemic pods “This has been a blessing for us,” said one Maryland mother, praising the program. Donna St. George Washington Post

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Latina doctors with Duke Health get COVID-19 vaccine to show community it's safe

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-12-22 12:23

Latina doctors with Duke Health get COVID-19 vaccine to show community it's safe Many of their patients look like them-and often share their fears about the vaccine's safety and fast roll out. ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two Latina doctors at Duke Health are all smiles after getting vaccinated for COVID-19. They're hoping this will let people of color know they can trust the vaccine.

Gabriela Maradiaga-Panayotti is a pediatrician and associate professor at Duke. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi is a family doctor and leads Duke's Health Equity Department for Family Medicine and Community Health.

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Trump Claims Credit for Vaccines. Some of His Backers Don’t Want to Take Them.

Submitted by mike kraft on Sat, 2020-12-19 10:14

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Graves, an ardent supporter of President Trump, is not opposed to vaccines. She said she had taken flu shots and pneumonia shots and, having just turned 50, was interested in being vaccinated against shingles.

But Ms. Graves, a legal transcriptionist in Starkville, Miss., said she would not be taking a coronavirus vaccine — and the sight of Vice President Mike Pence rolling up his sleeve to get vaccinated on live television on Friday, she added, would not change her mind.

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