Filipinos in Hawaii have the next-highest death rate, composing 24% of deaths but only 16% of the population.
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A third of Black women in the state's only majority-minority Gadsden County have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to state data.
A look inside an expanded syringe program and a new camp.
“It's overwhelming,” one diaper bank director said. “We're trying to do the best we can.”
This week's question: How can the media encourage people to get vaccinated, once a vaccine has been developed?
“We kind of got stuck in limbo,” said Melissa Alcala, whose son has a rare genetic disorder.
Pacific Islanders — not including Native Hawaiians — make up 30% of Hawaii’s coronavirus cases but only 4% of the population.
Even as hopes for ending the COVID-19 pandemic hinge on a vaccine, Oregon saw a "sharp reduction" in the number of other vaccines administered to children and adults, according to an official tally by the state.
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People of color are more likely to get sick and die from coronavirus. Will taking part in mass protests increase their risk — or force the nation to address bias and inequities that endanger Black lives?