Etching the Pain of Covid Into the Flesh of Survivors
It was Saturday morning at Southbay Tattoo and Body Piercing in Carson, California, and owner Efrain Espinoza Diaz Jr. was
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Lifting DC’s Strict Indoor Mask Mandate Triggers Mix of Confusion, Anxiety and Relief
A mile northeast of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., along what’s known as the H Street corridor, about half the
Read MoreNiños con discapacidades enfrentan retos especiales por covid al regresar a la escuela
Christopher Manzo, un niño de pelo castaño rizado y lentes de color azul y amarillo brillante, ha pasado un tercio
Read MoreChildren With Disabilities Face Special Back-to-School Challenges
LOS ANGELES — Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow glasses, has lived a third of his
Read MoreWhat Will It Take to Boost Vaccinations? The Scene From Kentucky’s Back Roads
SMILAX, Ky. — In the end it was the delta variant that drove Rose Mitchell, 89, down the winding mountain
Read MoreOur Covid Cocoon: The Parents Aren’t Alright (But Help May Be Coming)
HELENA, Mont. — My unvaccinated 7-year-old son began hacking and sneezing in late September as the hospitals in our home
Read MoreVoters in Tight Recall Race Sound Off on California Gov. Newsom’s Covid Leadership
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first term in office has been defined by his response to the covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed
Read MoreTemperaturas extremas aumentan los riesgos de salud de los trabajadores agrícolas
COACHELLA, California. — Leoncio Antonio Trejo Galdamez, de 58 años, murió en brazos de su hijo el 29 de junio
Read MoreAs Temperatures Rise, So Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
COACHELLA, Calif. — Leoncio Antonio Trejo Galdamez, 58, died in his son’s arms on June 29 after spending the day
Read MoreIn Rural America, Twisting Arms to Take a Covid Vaccine First Takes Trust
CAIRO, Ill. — Lee Wright was hard at work, constructing a nail salon near the city’s abandoned hospital, when Jody
Read More“La reina de la vacunación”: enfermera lleva las dosis contra covid de casa en casa en Puerto Rico
MAYAGÜEZ, PUERTO RICO – Abigail Matos-Pagán llegó a una casa de color azul brillante en Mayagüez, en donde la recibió
Read More‘The Vaccination Queen’: Nurse Practitioner Takes Covid Shots House to House in Puerto Rico
MAYAGÜEZ, PUERTO RICO — Abigail Matos-Pagán entered a bright-blue house in Mayagüez earlier this summer and was met by Beatriz
Read MoreWant Fries With That Vaccine? Even at a Fast-Food Restaurant, Pop-Up Clinics See Slow Traffic
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A few months ago, the boxy, teal truck parked outside a McDonald’s in this Inland Empire
Read MoreGrab Your Mask and Notepad, We’re Headed Back to California’s State Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The best part about returning to the pandemic-besieged state Capitol is that the elected officials are so
Read More‘It’s a Mission’: Volunteers Treat Refugees Massing at the Border
TIJUANA, Mexico — El Chaparral Plaza once teemed with tourists, street vendors and idling taxis. But the plaza, just outside
Read MoreIf You Are Vaccinated, You Can Dance the Night Away
Marissa Castrigno was walking through downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, when she spotted the sign in the window of one of
Read MoreCovid Fears Keep Many Latino Kids out of Classrooms
EAST LOS ANGELES — For the past year, 13-year-old twins Ariel Jr. and Abraham Osorio have logged on to their
Read MoreWhat the Slowing Vaccine Rates Mean for One Rural Montana County
KALISPELL, Mont. — The covid vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours.
Read MoreBattle Brews Over Neutral Zone Where Border-Crossing Parties Rendezvous, Risking Detection and Infection
BLAINE, Wash. — In the shadows of covid travel restrictions, a 42-acre park on the far western edge of the
Read MoreBattle Brews Over Neutral Zone Where Border-Crossing Parties Rendezvous, Risking Infection
BLAINE, Wash. — In the shadows of covid travel restrictions, a 42-acre park on the far western edge of the
Read More‘It Didn’t Really Stick With Me’: Understanding the Rural Shrug Over Covid and Vaccines
At 70, Linda Findley has long been active in her small town of Fort Scott, Kansas, which sits more than
Read MoreCalifornia’s Smallest County Makes Big Vaccination Gains
This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. It can be republished for free. WOODFORDS, Calif. — In the winter,
Read MoreDispelling Vaccine Misinformation and Myths in California’s Breadbasket
This story also ran on Radio Bilingue. It can be republished for free. MECCA, Calif. — Dust swirled in the
Read MoreNo More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County
She lay behind a glass barrier, heavily sedated, kept alive by a machine that blew oxygen into her lungs through
Read MoreHow to Pull Off a COVID-Era Music Festival
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — As the pandemic took hold
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March 2020 (Heidi de Marco/KHN) November 2020: Cars wait at the corner of Hollywood and Highland, a bustling intersection that
Read MoreOne School, Two Choices: A Study in Classroom vs. Distance Learning
Cozbi Mazariegos stays in shape these days by running room to room inside her Marin City apartment to answer questions
Read MoreWhen the Pandemic Closes Your Gym, ‘Come for the Party, Stay for the Workout’
NEW YORK — Evaristo “Risto” Grant counted down from 10 as his clients held their plank positions and shook with
Read MoreIn Health-Conscious Marin County, Virus Runs Rampant Among ‘Essential’ Latino Workers
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — On a warm evening in late June, people flocked to alfresco tables set up along this
Read MoreIn Texas, Individual Freedoms Clash With Efforts To Slow The Surge Of COVID Cases
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). HOUSTON — The Fourth of July was a little
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