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Updated Covid Vaccines Are Here and They’re Effective

Sunita Sohrabji - Oct 1, 2024

Three updated Covid-19 vaccines were rolled out earlier this month, and experts say they are incredibly effective.

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My Parents Paid the Ultimate Price for Disinformation

Natalie Hanson - Mar 15, 2023

Chico Sol | Misinformation peddlers have been spreading lies for decades – and for journalist Natalie Hanson, the cost is personal.

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Are We Done With Masks? Three Experts Review the Latest Findings

Peter White - Mar 7, 2023

A new study finds masks do little to prevent the spread of viruses like the flu and Covid, and that hand washing and vaccines offer more protection.

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Visual Disinformation Can Be Especially Persuasive, Expert Warns

Ethnic Media Services - Mar 7, 2023

Richmond Pulse | Compared to written content alone, the addition of visual content enhances emotional arousal and, in some cases, persuasive impact.

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Children Don’t Make Decisions: A Community Discussion About Vaccination

Ethnic Media Services - Mar 6, 2023

Hmong Daily News | Children and adults have the same issues when they get COVID, and just vaccinating the adults in a household is not nearly enough.

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Back to the Future with Covid-19

Peter White - Jan 9, 2023

New research shows people who became infected and also got vaccinated have a 40% reduction in their infectiousness.

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Farmworkers Still Exposed to Highest Infection Rates — Experts Warn Against Normalizing COVID

Peter Schurmann - Dec 22, 2022

Although recognized as essential workers, their work has exposed and continues to expose them to the most severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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California at Forefront of Protecting Older Adults from Pandemic

Peter White - Dec 20, 2022

The CDC's COVID mortality figures show people over 50 are dying from COVID 25 times more often than young adults 18-29.

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The Funding Pyramid Needs to Be Transformed

Sunita Sohrabji - Dec 19, 2022

A grassroots organizer in Stockton, California says funding strategies during the pandemic left community based organizations like his scrambling.

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Covid Treatments Readily Available, But Access Disparities Still Huge

Sunita Sohrabji - Dec 12, 2022

While there is a unique opportunity to address the expected Covid surge this winter with readily available treatments, many people are not accessing them.

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Keep Covid Off Your Holiday Guest List

Sunita Sohrabji - Nov 17, 2022

Dr. Dali Fan, a cardiologist and health sciences clinical professor at UC Davis, offers some tips for keeping your family free from Covid exposure this holiday season.

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The Pandemic’s Collateral Damage: Long Covid

Sunita Sohrabji - Nov 8, 2022

An estimated 4 million people in the US have permanently dropped out of the workforce due to long Covid. Experts warn we are unprepared for more such cases.

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