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Lack of paid sick time could be a barrier to vaccination

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 19, 2021
Low-wage workers are least likely to get paid time off and often have less predictable, flexible schedules.
Some experts are concerned low-wage workers will be forced to choose between using their limited paid sick leave for another need or using it for the vaccine.
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What the vaccine rollout is like for three community pharmacists

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 16, 2021
They've struggled with exhaustion, low staffing levels and no-shows for appointments.
Health care workers are feeling a lot of pressure to get the vaccine rollout right: making make sure all vaccines are stored correctly, that allergic reactions are prevented and that they’re answering everyone’s questions.
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More Americans express enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccine

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 16, 2021
Black Americans are the least enthusiastic, which likely reflects a lack of both information and access.
The share of Americans who want a COVID-19 shot right away, or have already been vaccinated, has nearly doubled to over 60% since December.
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How to achieve vaccination equity? In Philly, the answer is walk-in clinics

by Samantha Fields
Apr 15, 2021
The number of Black and Hispanic residents getting vaccinated in Philadelphia increased by more than 50% where the city reserved shots for walk-ins.
People line up to be vaccinated at Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Philadelphia. The walk-in-only COVID-19 vaccine clinic is run by the nonprofit Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium.
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Music, food and myth-busting bring vaccines to hesitant farmworkers

by Nova Safo
Apr 14, 2021
As much as 18% of the U.S. agricultural and farmworker population has tested positive for COVID-19 compared to 5% of the general population.
Rico Peralta holds up a bandana with messages in multiple languages spoken in the Central Valley. They’ve found that farmworkers prefer bandanas to face masks.
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The latest pandemic fault line: bills to ban employers from requiring vaccination

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 12, 2021
Nearly half of state legislatures have considered bans, but only GOP-led states seem likely to pass them.
You might want to keep your COVID-19 vaccination record handy. Workplaces have an interest in their employees being immunized.
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Push to vaccinate Latinx farmworkers picks up

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 12, 2021
As farm work, and COVID risk, pick up through the spring and summer, getting vaccines into the arms of workers is a priority.
Last year, as farm work picked up, COVID spread like wildfire in the crowded fruit-packing plants.
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Rural Washington confronts vaccine disparity for its Latinx workforce

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 7, 2021
Vaccination of ag workers and families in Yakima Valley is now picking up thanks in part to more doses flowing in.
The Latinx community is getting vaccinated at a slower rate than other Americans.
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Can businesses deny you entry if you don’t have a vaccine passport?

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 7, 2021
Ethical questions have been raised over the fairness of demanding vaccination passports. Some venues want to see them, and some governors want to ban them.
New York state's Excelsior Pass, which provides digital proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.
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How people shop after getting vaccinated

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 1, 2021
There’s this thing we’ve heard from people who just got their shots: They immediately started spending money.
Freshly vaccinated shoppers are ready to make up for lost time.
Samir Hussein/Getty Images for Shop West End VIP Weekend
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