We’ve long given up the idea that justice is blind. We need to give up the idea that health care is blind, too....
Health Equity & Social Justice
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.”
Other states like Oregon have done more to include Pacific Islander community leaders in the pandemic emergency response and provide them with resources.
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.
Each Monday, while the pandemic runs its course, The Coronavirus Files will provide tips and resources and highlight exemplary work to help you with your reporting.
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?