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‘We are trying to live.’ Vaccine hesitancy is decreasing as call for equitable access intensifies

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Amara Walker and Maria Cartaya Getting a Covid-19 vaccine appointment was frustrating for Brenda Hong. The 75-year-old said the online registration system was tough to navigate and she waited weeks for an appointment confirmation that never came. Ultimately, Hong’s niece had to schedule her for the shot earlier this month at

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A U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1040 Individual Income Tax form for the 2019 tax year is arranged for a photograph with a W-2 wage statement in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, March 20, 2020. Tax forms and payments wont be due to the Internal Revenue Service until July 15 this year, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a tweet, as the government looks for ways to respond to the coronavirus. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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When to Expect Benefits From Biden’s $1.9T Relief Package

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco Millions of struggling Americans are already accessing the assistance from the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion relief packagethat President Joe Biden signed earlier this month — including stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits. But not all the aid in the massive law will be available right away. In fact, eligible Americans

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Jamie Foxx to Play Mike Tyson in New Limited Series

By Chloe Melas Jamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a limited series. The project is named, “Tyson,” and Martin Scorsese is set to executive produce, a representative for Tyson confirmed to CNN. It had originally been planned as a movie starring Foxx, who won an Oscar for playing Ray Charles in the 2004 film,

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Virtual Hip Hop Architecture Camp Empowers Madison Youth

By A. David Dahmer, Madison365 MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — “My message to young people is that even if you’re not interested in architecture, you will have a relationship with architecture for the rest of your life. You will live in spaces and visit places that have been created by somebody. You are

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Post-Pandemic Work Trends, Biden Jobs Plan & Theater Reopen

By Julia Horowitz One year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced millions of workers to start clocking in from home, many companies are thinking about how to bring their employees back into the office. A number of firms think the past 12 months have proven the merits of remote work, and have pledged more flexible schedules.

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Michelle Obama, Celebs Push Senate on Voting Rights Act

By Fredreka Schouten and Devan Cole Former first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kerry Washington, are calling on Americans to encourage their senators to support a sweeping voting rights package that would thwart efforts by Republican state lawmakers to curb access to the ballot box.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the adjusts her face mask during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images)

Experts Warn Covid Surge Risk as States Ease Restrictions

By Christina Maxouris A top health official warned the US could see an “avoidable” Covid-19 surge if Americans let up on mitigation measures now. A day later, two more states unveiled plans to loosen restrictions. “The continued relaxation of prevention measures while cases are still high and while concerning variants are spreading rapidly throughout the

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Registered nurse Kennoka Williamson wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as she attends to patients in a suspected Covid-19 patient triage area set up in a field hospital tent outside the emergency department of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Community Hospital on January 6, 2021 in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. - Deep within a South Los Angeles hospital, a row of elderly Hispanic men in induced comas lay hooked up to ventilators, while nurses clad in spacesuit-looking respirators checked their bleeping monitors in the eerie silence. The intensive care unit in one of the city's poorest districts is well accustomed to death, but with Los Angeles now at the heart of the United States' Covid pandemic, medics say they have never seen anything on this scale. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

HHS Report: Covid Burnout, Vaccine Strains Hit Hospitals

By Kristen Holmes Burned out medical staff suffering from trauma and in some cases PTSD, the erosion of public trust in hospitals, and frustration over the “unpredictable and insufficient” supply of vaccines are just some of the problems outlined in a new report on US hospitals released by the Department of Health and Human Services

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Registered Nurse Morgan James loads a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the Blood Bank of Alaska in Anchorage on March 19, 2021. - Alaska became the first state in the country last week to open vaccination access to everyone over the age of 16 and has fully vaccinated 16 percent of the state's population, the highest rate in the country. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

When Will Kids Get Covid Vaccines? Trials Underway Now

By Lauren Mascarenhas With more than 44 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the United States, many adults are hopeful that a more normal life is on the horizon. Now families are wondering when vaccines will be available for teens and children. Covid-19 vaccines currently authorized in the United States are only available for

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