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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.

Experts advocate for global vaccine production

From left to right: Dr. Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology and Directo, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard School of Public Health; Peter Maybarduk,...

COVID VACCINATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA

Also available in Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor California teens ages 12-15 can start getting vaccinated for Covid as of May 13, but getting the...

How communities can heal post-pandemic

Dr. Manuel Pastor (left), Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California; Leslie Cooper Johnson (right), Vice President of...

CAN INDIA EMERGE FROM ITS COVID CATACLYSM?

By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor The eyes of the world are focused on India, as the country experiences a brutal second wave of the Covid...

Appreciate Nurses–We Can All Do Our Part to Help End the Pandemic

Also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Raynald Samoa, M.D., Endocrinologist, City of Hope and Clinical Lead for the National Pacific Islander Covid-19 Response...

Multi-ethnic Survey Finds Support for California’s COVID Work – Widespread Fear of Racial Bias Clouds Positivity about Vaccines

Californians report improved finances and growing confidence that they won’t get COVID-19, according to a new survey by a coalition of nonprofit organizations. In this...

CALIFORNIANS HAVE ‘MET THE MOMENT’ BY GETTING VACCINATED, SAYS STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST ERICA PAN

Dr. Erica Pan, state epidemiologist for the California Department of Public HealthAlso available in Chinese and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Californians have “met the moment”...

A DOCTOR’S WORD ON VACCINES

Also available in Spanish. Dr. Eloisa Gonzalez, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   Q: Can I get the Pfizer vaccine for my 1st dose and...

CELEBRATE YOUR MOM THIS MOTHER’S DAY, BUT PROTECT HER BY KEEPING MASKS ON

By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Carmela Bernal vividly remembers “El Dia de la Madre” Mother’s Day celebrations of her childhood. “The whole family would get together...

“IT’S NOT HESITANCY, IT’S ACCESS” UMOJA HEALTH VOLUNTEERS TARGET VACCINE ACCESS

https://youtu.be/uqWsX14BOPc Kim Rhoads on creating access to vaccines By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — As rap music joined the whoosh of nearby BART trains...

State Streamlines COVID-aid Grants to Small Businesses – Simplified applications to $2 billion program due by May 4

From left to right: Everett Sands, CEO, Lendistry; Pleshette Robertson, CEO and Founder, Sac Cultural Hub; Lamar Heystek, President, ASIAN, Inc.; Julian Cañete, President...

A Doctor’s Word – Keeping Kids Safe as They Return to School

Brian Lee, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, University of California San FranciscoAlso available in Spanish and Chinese, and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Children can and should...

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