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5 stories about COVID-19 vaccine mistrust from Americans of color

By Laura Santhanam

The coronavirus pandemic repeats a truth that communities of color in the United States have been saying for generations: They suffer worse health outcomes compared to white communities, and systemic racism drives those disparities.

Not waiting for Washington, states pass their own pandemic aid packages

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

States are not willing to wait for more federal help and have been moving ahead with their own coronavirus relief packages.

FDA says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot protects against COVID-19

By Lauren Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine provides strong protection against severe COVID-19.

Ghana becomes first country to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX program

By Francis Kokutse, Carley Petesch, Associated Press

The arrival of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the West African country marks the beginning of the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

Why the vaccine rollout in the U.S. has been slower than expected

By Miles O'Brien, John Yang

So far, 65 million Americans have received at least one shot of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. As a country, the U.S. has recently picked up the pace of vaccinations, but there are concerns over supply and demand, which…

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WATCH: Congressional leaders hold moment of silence for 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19

By News Desk and Associated Press

The nation passed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality of the pandemic.

Why Indigenous people in cities feel 'invisible' as pandemic wears on

By Casey Kuhn

14 states don’t publicly keep track of COVID-19 data for American Indians/Alaska Natives. “We know who we are, and these are our homelands, so to be rendered invisible is another incidence of historical trauma.”…

WATCH: COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers describe how they will ramp up supplies

By Laura Santhanam

So far, more than 44 million people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest CDC data.

In Texas, attention turns to storm repairs, delivering aid

By Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

Many people are still getting a sense of the wreckage left by the icy blast that hit Texas and much of the Deep South last week, knocking out power to millions and contributing to nearly 80 deaths.