Coronavirus
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World Health Organization Says It Is 'Unrealistic' to Expect Pandemic to Be Over by This Year
As we approach the anniversary of the day the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic (which happened on March 11, to be exact), the organization is cautioning that 2021 is unlikely to mark the end of the virus that has claimed millions of lives around the globe. According to the Associated Press, director…
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Third COVID-19 Vaccine, This Time From Johnson & Johnson, Could Soon Be Available in the U.S.
Another COVID-19 vaccine is likely to hit the scene in the coming weeks, hopefully hastening the day when the nation (and world) can get on the other side of this horrendous pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration released an analysis on Wednesday that confirms a single-dose vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson protects against the…
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COVID Death Toll in America Tops 500,000, Black Americans and Other Communities of Color Still Have Highest Rates of Loss
On Monday, the U.S. marked nearly a year since the ongoing coronavirus pandemic arrived on our shores by reaching a horrid milestone: 500,000 Americans dead from the virus. According to the New York Times, this surpasses the number of Americans who died in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined. President…
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Florida County Commissioner Prioritized COVID-19 Vaccine for County’s 2 Richest Zip Codes, Then Created a 'VIP List'
It’s no secret that a lot of Republicans are evil—probably most Republicans—but Florida Republicans are like Satan’s own personal task force sent on unholy missions to keep the most underserved and underprivileged in the state at the back of literally every line ever. I’m not sure what else to call it besides evil when a…
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Arizona Republican Says 'American Citizens' Should be Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccine, Not 'Hispanics'
White conservatives are annoying. It’s not because they’re racist—at this point, we’re all used to racism and conservatism being the peanut butter and jelly of American politics—it’s that they’ve created a system for saying racist shit then claiming they were misunderstood because what they said wasn’t actually what they said. It’s not a system that…
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Washington State to Enact New Plan to Ensure Non-White Communities Receive Proper Access to COVID Vaccines
We are two months into the vaccine rollout, and it’s become increasingly apparent that multiple states have struggled with an equitable distribution of the vaccine. In an effort to address these shortcomings, the state of Washington has announced a new plan intended on getting vaccines into the communities that need them most. ABC News reports…
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As Coronavirus Cases Drop, Elementary Schools in Los Angeles County Are Set to Return to In-Person Learning
As coronavirus cases slowly decline, elementary schools have received authorization to reopen in Los Angeles County. According to NBC News, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has said that case numbers are set to reach 25 for every 100,000 people, which is the threshold for elementary schools to be reopened. “This encouraging news…
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Number of New Daily COVID-19 Cases Decreasing; Biden Says He’ll Surpass Goal of 100 Million Vaccine Doses
There are some hopeful indications that the U.S. could be turning a corner in the devastating coronavirus pandemic, though the quickly spreading virus still poses a considerable threat. The most recent data release from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center shows that the average daily number of new COVID-19 infections has dropped below 100,000. According…
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Invasion of the Antibody Snatchers: How White People Colonized the COVID Vaccine
I started calling myself a “wypipologist” as a joke…kinda. While the burgeoning field of white studies might seem like a joke, I stand by my belief that one cannot understand America’s unique form of racial antagonism by studying Black people. It is white people who created it. White people perpetuate it. And, only in analyzing…
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Black People are Still Underrepresented in Coronavirus Vaccinations, Shocking No One
I got some real ass déjà vu right now, and no I’m not talking about the slept on 2006 Tony Scott/Denzel Washington banger. I honestly wish I was though, as that would be a lot more fun than talking about how Black people are still receiving coronavirus vaccinations at a lower rate than white people.…