COVID-19 vaccination urged as Delta exacts toll on Black Iowans
The Black vaccination rate has begun to increase slightly, but the delta variant has already cut far too many Black lives short.
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Many schools lack mitigation efforts needed to protect children from the pandemic
Doctors provide tips for parents concerned about the delta variant in schools.
Just Voices wants input from 'Black and Brown' residents in study of Des Moines Police
A study to identify the best practices for research and data collection methods in law and code enforcement in Des Moines is underway.
'If you build it, they will come' does not apply to COVID-19 vaccination clinics
Breaking the 'chains of transmission' will take more work — one person, one COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a time.
Pandemic woes: New school year excites, worries Black mother
A Des Moines mother says she has to worry about a lot more than backpacks and school buses. She's worried about COVID-19, face masks and racism.
UNPROTECTED: Blacks must fight bias in health care while sick with COVID-19
Final installment in a 3-part series about Black Iowans: COVID-19, vaccines and bias in health care.
UNPROTECTED: Vaccination barriers harm Black Iowans
Part 2 in a series about Black Iowans: COVID-19, vaccines and bias in health care.
UNPROTECTED: ‘Politicized’ coronavirus pandemic harmed Black Iowans
First in a 3-part series about Black Iowans: COVID-19, vaccines and bias in health care.
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Why I decided to bring a COVID-19 vaccination clinic to my neighborhood
Black Iowa's COVID-19 vaccination rates remain woefully low, with just about 24% of the population vaccinated with one dose.