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More Black and Latinx Americans are embracing COVID-19 vaccination
In late 2020, national surveys found that Black and Hispanic respondents were less likely than white respondents to say they planned to get a vaccine. Surveys done in the past month suggest that gap has diminished or disappeared.
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some U.S. states
Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better.
Miami Beach issues curfew to curb spring break crowds; COVID knocks VCU from March Madness
"Too many people are coming here right now," Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said on Saturday as he proclaimed a 72-hour state of emergency to address swelling crowds and fears of fueling new a surge in cases.
March 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: More than a quarter of Minnesotans have at least one vaccine dose
More than a quarter of Minnesota residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, officials announced Sunday. That’s as newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state have trended upward in recent weeks.
Too much focusing can be draining. Here's a better strategy
Dr. Srini Pillay believes "unfocusing" your mind, or purposefully letting it wander, is key to improving focus overall. The brain, he says, does its best work when it's allowed to toggle between focus and unfocus.
Vaccinating children seen as a key step toward COVID-19 herd immunity
Moderna has begun testing its vaccine on children as young as 6 months old. A principal investigator in the trial says getting children vaccinated would be "a step getting back to our normal life."
Protesters in Germany, U.K. clash with police over COVID-19 lockdowns
Anger at restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic spilled into the streets of Germany and the U.K. on Saturday, while case numbers across Europe are surging once again.
New lockdowns in Europe as COVID-19 cases soar; Pakistan's PM tests positive
Several European countries have imposed new lockdown restrictions as COVID-19 cases are surging. In Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan is self-isolating at home after testing positive for the virus.
Major developments in the Chauvin trial, a potential boom of Johnson & Johnson vaccines heading our way, and checking in with Minnesota’s Asian American communities who are feeling pain and fear after the shootings in Atlanta.