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The Washington Post | January 11, 2021

Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong?

Two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates were speeding through trials in September when the country’s top public health agency invited states to submit plans describing how they would get the shots to millions of people. It was an opportunity, eight months after the...

Covid Vaccine
The Washington Post | January 11, 2021

Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong?

Two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates were speeding through trials in September when the country’s top public health agency invited states to submit plans describing how they would get the shots to millions of people. It was an opportunity, eight months after the...

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KABC7 | January 8, 2021

After fight to gain access to vaccines, local leaders say they need to fight distrust in communities of color

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The COVID-19 vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel for this pandemic. But there are many people who don't trust the vaccine. In a show of unity, local community leaders are committing to building...

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December 29, 2020

SEIU Local 2015 President Statement on Governor Newsom and Vaccine Distribution

Los Angeles, CA -- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 President April Verrett, released the following statement regarding the state’s partnership with CVS and Walgreens to distribute vaccines in nursing homes across the state. “As we head into a...

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Los Angeles Times | December 27, 2020

Surrounded by death, nursing home workers battle management and fear to protect patients

BAKERSFIELD — Their faces flickered with hope when she entered their rooms. “Did my daughter forget about me?” asked one woman, over 80 years old. “Does she know I’m here?” “Where is my son?” begged a man down the hall. Her answers...

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LAtimes.com | December 27, 2020

Surrounded by death, nursing home workers battle management and fear to protect patients

BAKERSFIELD — Their faces flickered with hope when she entered their rooms. “Did my daughter forget about me?” asked one woman, over 80 years old. “Does she know I’m here?” “Where is my son?” begged a man down the hall. Her...

Covid Nursing Homes
YouTube | December 18, 2020

COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A

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Los Angeles Times | December 1, 2020

How race impacts California nursing facilities amid COVID-19

Covid Race Issues
LAtimes.com | December 1, 2020

As virus again surges in California, race is a defining factor in nursing facilities, research shows

As COVID-19 once again surges across California, skilled nursing facilities with more Black and Latino residents are being hit harder than those with fewer residents of color, according to a new study...

Nursing Homes Covid Race Issues
Univision | November 4, 2020

California rejects proposal 25 that seeks to eliminate the surety system

SACRAMENTO, California. — Con el 55.4% en contra y el 44.6% a favor, la propuesta 25 fue rechazada en California en las elecciones de noviembre de 2020, de acuerdo con la Prensa Asociada. La iniciativa buscaba convertir a California en el primer estado...

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KTLA | November 4, 2020

SEIU Local 2015 Hosts Election Phone Bank for Members

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