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Work-from-home wave may leave out most Black workers

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US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

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New US hospitals face fiscal crisis over COVID relief money

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FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will
/ May 17, 2022

Starting next week, European Union won’t require masks on flights

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting
/ May 11, 2022

After 157 years, HBCU Lincoln College closing following enrollment drop and ransomware attack 

Lincoln College will close this week after 157 years. The HBCU, located in Illinois, failed to raise millions of dollars
/ May 10, 2022

COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise

For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but
/ May 5, 2022

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US

Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting
/ April 29, 2022

Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a
/ April 28, 2022
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Denise Johnson, an obstetrician, becomes first Black woman to head Pa. health department 

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has selected Dr. Denise Johnson to be the next head of the state’s health department.  She
/ April 21, 2022