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Citizen-Led Initiative Battles Dangerous ‘Infodemic'

Aline Suárez del Real

April 06, 2021 |

Global Press Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico

Verificovid was started by a group of friends to combat pandemic-related misinformation in Mexico. They work with a group of government doctors to identify, track, investigate, and disprove misinformation. The group posts infographics with updated COVID-19 statistics on social media – mainly Whatsapp and Telegram – and offers medical tips via short audio messages and texts. They prioritize fast-moving misinformation that could cause the most harm and, along with sharing the truth, they investigate the origin of the misinformation and teach the public how to identify and stop fake news.

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Gambia's United Effort to Tackle COVID-19

Mustapha K. Darboe

March 30, 2021 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Gambia

In an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus variants throughout the country, Gambia has launched a genome sequence initiative that to monitor active strains. For a country that has received very few doses of the vaccine, this effort is important for identifying potential outbreaks before they become unmanageable.

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With Demand For Community Health Workers Rising, So Does Need For Sustainable Funding

Cara Rosner

March 29, 2021 |

Connecticut Health Investigative Team |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Connecticut

Community health workers are a key part of Connecticut's public health response to COVID-19, particularly in marginalized communities. CHWs connect people to health care and other services, like rental assistance, help with contact tracing, and effectively increased vaccinations by taking the time to answer questions and dispel misinformation. Living in the communities they serve is a critical part of the model’s success and helps clients trust them more readily. The state now offers a CHW certification program, but the largely grant-funded model would be more sustainable with steady funding.

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To Reach Santa Barbara County's Vulnerable, Public Health Targeted COVID-19 Testing, Drop-In Sites

Brooke Holland

March 27, 2021 |

Noozhawk |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

In Santa Barbara County, county officials have used findings from the Latinx & Indigenous Migrant COVID-19 Response Task Force to inform the placement of testing pop-up locations during the pandemic. Most recently, the county has also partnered with the local school district to offer walk-in testing clinics on school grounds.

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Using drones to save lives

Garrett Wymer Sam Dick

March 25, 2021 |

WKYT-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Knott County, Kentucky

A drone company and Kentucky Homeplace, a University of Kentucky initiative to address rural health, have used drones to deliver personal protective equipment packages to isolated, rural homes that can become inaccessible by road flooding or other bad weather. The flights, called the Jericho Project, so far have served as tests that the sponsors hope will lead to deliveries of medicine and other necessities during natural disasters or simply to speed delivery in remote areas.

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How Taiwan triumphed over Covid as the UK faltered

Helen Davidson Emma Graham-Harrison

March 24, 2021 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

Taiwan was among the first countries to respond to COVID-19 with decisive actions that contained the virus’ impact on the population. Its 2003 experience with the SARS virus provided an established infrastructure to focus on eliminating the virus rather than its mitigating spread. In-bound travel was quickly regulated, a centralized office coordinated responses across sectors, and clear communication campaigns limited disinformation. Officials temporarily authorized “intrusive data collection measures” to track, trace, and isolate infections and masks were required and made widely available.

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Long shot: Vaccination campaigns move at the speed of trust

Sydney Kornegay Marc Lefkowitz

March 18, 2021 |

FreshWater Cleveland |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Health centers around Cleveland seek to build trust with residents in order to dispel misinformation and increase vaccination rates against COVID-19. Health officials use social media, engage with trusted messengers like local religious leaders, and acknowledge fears while gently pushing back against misinformation to effectively build trust among the community. Culturally competent and targeted outreach has also been an effective way to convince people to get vaccinated within some immigrant communities.

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Seattle's success at fighting the pandemi‪c‬

Mike Baker Bill Radke

March 16, 2021 |

KUOW Radio |

Radio Talk Show |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Despite a tumultuous start to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle area has one of the lowest per capita death rates of any metro area in the United States. Because of actions taken early on by government officials and individuals, they were able to save lives and prevent an economic downturn due to lockdowns. This longterm investment in public health infrastructure could be a model for other cities.

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How the West Lost COVID

David Wallace-Wells

March 15, 2021 |

New York Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Although no universal set of policies were likely to have prevented the spread of Covid-19, the general inaction and lax interventions by countries in the western hemisphere prevented Europe, North America, and South America from containing the spread of the virus. Comparatively, actions taken by governments and citizens in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia allowed that region to prevent a high death toll. Similarly in East Asia, South-East Asia, and Oceania, the region experienced "inarguable success."

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‘I thought I was gonna die in prison.' How COVID is opening NC prison gates.

Virginia Bridges

March 12, 2021 |

The Charlotte Observer |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Three incarcerated people and a coalition of social justice groups sued North Carolina over its prison COVID-19 policies, winning a settlement that is accelerating releases from prison that began at the start of the pandemic. The state's prison population is already 17% lower than it was before the pandemic. Under the settlement, 3,500 more people will be granted early releases, which have begun to occur, under new criteria that changed prison rules to recognize the urgency of getting people away from a virus breeding ground.

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