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COMMENTARY | Let’s stop pretending that pandemic rules that made sense in April 2020 still make sense a year later.
Covid Racial Disparities Loom Large in Rural Counties
As federal and state government officials ramp up vaccination efforts, white people outpace people of color in getting vaccinated.
12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year
The Guardian and Kaiser Health News investigated U.S. health care worker deaths during the pandemic, providing a window into the workings and failures of the nation's health system.
The Futility of Vaccine Passports
Domestic vaccine passports are fine on the surface, but they don’t provide help to the people who need it most.
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New Tools Help State and Local Governments Battle Ransomware, Other Big Disasters
When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.
An Unexpected Boon to America’s Vaccine Towns
Out-of-towners looking for shots are unintentionally lifting local economies after a tough year.
GOP Governors Take Action to Block Covid ‘Vaccine Passports’
The Biden administration is making clear it is not planning to pursue a federal proof-of-vaccination program.
Health Officials Split on Rapid Covid Tests as Admission Tickets
Skeptics point out rapid tests aren’t totally reliable.
Missouri ‘Voted for This Lie,’ Says State Rep Trying to Block Medicaid Expansion
Even with extra federal dollars and a flush budget, Show Me State Republicans are putting up roadblocks to the voter-approved constitutional amendment that would give 275,000 people health insurance.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Vetoes Anti-transgender Bill
The legislation would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
Vermont Is 1st State to Give Minority Residents Vaccine Priority
Covid cases have disproportionately affected the state's Black residents, so officials are moving them to the front of the line for vaccination before the state expands eligibility to all.
States Are Growing Fewer Trees. Forest Owners Say That’s a Problem.
Washington produces about 8 million seedlings a year for reforestation on state and private lands, but many other states have closed nurseries or cut production in recent years, leaving small forest owners without a crucial supply of trees.
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