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Trump’s War on Immigrants a Threat to Public Health

With avian flu a going public health threat, President Trump's war on immigrants will complicate efforts to identify outbreaks and roll out vaccinations.

EQUITY DRIVES SACRAMENTO COUNTY’S COVID VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLAN

Clockwise from top left: Dr. Olivia Kasirye, MD, MS, County Health Officer, Sacramento County Public Health; Rachel Rios, Executive Director, La Familia Counseling Center;...

COVID Case Rates Drop and Schools Reopen – LA County Focuses on Students’ “Lost Year”

From left to right: Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County’s 5th District; Eloisa Gonzalez, MD, MPH, Director of Integrative Medicine, LAC+USC Historic General Hospital...

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE COULD BE GAME CHANGER IN GETTING U.S. VACCINATED BY END OF SUMMER

Dr. Dali Fan is a UC Davis Health Science Clinical Professor who also serves as a volunteer vaccinator at California Northstate University in Elk...

‘Promotoras’ Bring “Doses of Hope” to Hard-Hit Communities

Promotoras working for a network of 16 community organizations led by the East Los Angeles Women’s Center have reached out to hundreds of thousands...

More agricultural workers vaccinated as California ramps up equitable distribution

Agricultural workers are visited by pop-up vaccination clinics throughout California, including this one in Fresno, as part of a focused effort to vaccinate with...

COVID-19 fuels the threat of global famine

Clockwise from top left: Steve Ravarella, Senior Spokesperson for the UN World Food Programme; Parul Sachdeva, Country Advisor in India for Give2Asia; Elio Rujano,...

CALIFORNIA’S $6.6 BILLION SCHOOL RE-OPENING PLAN PRIORITIZES LOW-INCOME, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

California Governor Gavin Newsom By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Members of the California state Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $6.6 billion school re-opening plan,...

Amid COVID, LA County Hustles to Help the Hungry

Clockwise from top left: Elizabeth Cervantes, Director of Agency Relations and Product Acquisitions, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank; Eloisa Gonzalez, MD, MPH, Director of...

On the Record with Governor Gavin Newsom: A Shot in the Arm Against COVID-19

Governor Gavin Newsom Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, and Armenian. By Governor Gavin Newsom After one of the most challenging years of our...

COVID-19 Survivor Recites Prayers from Childhood

Shireen Carlson and her husband Leif Editor’s Note: Indian American Shireen Carlson, and her husband Leif, were both recently stricken with COVID. The couple is...

CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS PUSHES FOR LEGALIZATION OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN COVID RELIEF BILL

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-California) By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributor Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California joined several immigration advocates Feb. 16 to push for an immediate path to legalization...

Vaccine distribution lags behind for communities of color – Racial data needed to correct problem

From left to right: Dr. Daniel Turner-Lloveras, Latino Coalition Against COVID-19; Adam Carbullido, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Association of Asian Pacific...

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