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As hospitals fear being overwhelmed by COVID-19, do the disabled get the same access?

As hospitals fear being overwhelmed by COVID-19, do the disabled get the same access?

In an Oregon hospital, a disabled woman fought for her life as her friends and advocates pleaded for proper care. Her case raises the question: Are disabled lives equally valued during a pandemic?
by Joseph Shapiro

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Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled

Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is unveiling a proposal for COVID-19 relief as Congress searches for a final agreement. The proposal includes billions of dollars for businesses, the unemployed and for schools, along with money for vaccine distribution.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 300,000, just as vaccinations begin across the country. It is equivalent to repeating a tragedy on the scale of Hurricane Katrina every day for 5 1/2 months. It is more than five times the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. 
by The Associated Press

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How do we grieve 300,000 lives lost?

How do we grieve 300,000 lives lost?

Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day.
by Will Stone

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First doses of COVID-19 vaccine land in Minnesota

First doses of COVID-19 vaccine land in Minnesota

Days after the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, doses of the Pfizer shot have arrived in Minnesota. The state expected 183,000 doses by the end of the month.
by Catharine Richert

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U.S. begins COVID-19 vaccinations: 'Relieved,' says nurse

U.S. begins COVID-19 vaccinations: 'Relieved,' says nurse

The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history got underway Monday as health workers in select hospitals rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic — a day of optimism even as the nation's death toll neared 300,000.
by The Associated Press

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Trump says he's nixing plan for early vaccine at White House

Trump says he's nixing plan for early vaccine at White House

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19, while public distribution of the shot is limited to front-line health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
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