Also, California drops plan to require COVID vaccines in schools, and Chinese study claims no new variants detected from outbreak there.
Children & Families
Health experts point to the crippling influence of institutionalized racism as a looming roadblock to these efforts.
Even worse, the investigation revealed children had been tasked with cleaning up the toxic mess at one range.
The San Diego Union-Tribune is putting a spotlight on the real cost of child care in California.
Also this week: Latino teens take the lead in vaccine education, and fresh signs the tripledemic is on the wane.
Publishing shorter pieces on a regular basis helped keep sustained attention on the issue.
The patients who need these potentially lifesaving services the most can’t always get them.
In other news, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes aim at vaccine and mask mandates.
This story was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's National Fellowship.
California reimburses providers based on what families can pay, rather than what it costs to provide care. To bridge the gap, providers serving the state’s neediest children must get by on low pay