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Chicago hospitals struggle to recruit people of color, hit disproportionately hard by COVID, for vaccine research. ‘It will be a double tragedy if African Americans refuse to take the vaccine,’ one expert says.

Radical agitation helped bring Social Security and much of the New Deal into being. Simply put, an ambitious, active left is one that widens the scope of reform. It’s a left that, even if you disagree with it, helps clear the pathways for action.

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Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say that the virus spreads primarily through inhaled droplets, and that there is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the threat indoors.

Schools are making the hybrid learning plan work as best they can, but our teachers are likely not okay. They are getting the work done—but their physical, emotional, and mental health may be suffering in the process.

By giving the immune system a preview of the most critical part of the virus without causing disease, the vaccine gives the immune system time to design powerful antibodies that can neutralize the real virus.

Technology exists for members of Congress to securely vote remotely during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

It is a story that began three decades ago, with a little-known scientist who refused to quit.

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