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  • Social distancing is a luxury many can't afford. Vermont actually did something about it.

    November 19, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    The state of Vermont has been able to keep COVID-19 cases to a minimal, at least in part by focusing on offering preventive protections for the most at-risk and vulnerable – such as the unhoused. The state's response has included "state-supported housing for the homeless, hazard pay, meal deliveries, and free, pop-up testing in at-risk communities," all of which prioritize high-risk populations rather than those who can easily self-isolate at home.

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  • COVID-free nursing homes fought hard to keep virus out

    November 19, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, nursing homes have largely been able to remain COVID-free due to proactive measures that focused on keeping residents safe. The facilities have been heavily relying on mask-wearing and social distancing but have also noted, "The surrounding community’s level of infection prevention and control as a prime factor in keeping long-term care facilities free from COVID-19."

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  • Worker-led programs like Milk with Dignity are key to protecting dairy farm workers

    November 19, 2020 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    A first-of-its-kind worker-led program in Vermont is helping dairy migrant workers to "hold farmers, corporations, and suppliers in the dairy industry accountable for the rights of workers in their supply-chains through a legally-binding agreement." Although not all dairy farm operations have joined in the program as participants, it has been enacted on 64 farms and helped bolster wages and housing situations for migrant farmers.

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  • Stopped: Profiling the Police Town Hall

    November 19, 2020 |

    KCPT |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Missouri requires police to record the race of drivers from every traffic stop, a response meant to expose and ultimately reduce racial profiling in law enforcement. But, 20 years after that law took effect, Black drivers are 95% more likely to be stopped by police than white drivers, the biggest gap since the state started collecting the data. The policy was rendered meaningless because the data are collected inconsistently, high rates of noncompliance with the policy go unpunished, and individual officers' records go uncounted. As a result, there's no accountability for racist traffic enforcement.

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  • The Collective Farm Helping Oregon's Latinx Farmworkers Weather the Pandemic

    November 19, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Hood River, Oregon

    The Raíces Cooperative Farm in Hood River, Oregon provides Spanish-speaking community members "a place to grow food," learn from one another about farming practices and develop leadership skills. “Through Raíces, I began to learn better cultivation techniques. [We are shown] how to care for the soil, plants, and seeds, and the program provides economic support" one member explained. During the coronavirus pandemic, the cooperative has also been integral to supplying food for mobile markets.

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  • Native American votes helped secure Biden's win in Arizona

    November 19, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Arizona

    Organizations across the political spectrum increased voter turnout on Arizona’s Native American reservations. The Biden campaign targeted outreach to specific groups, such as Native women and veterans, and held Covid-safe election-related events, such as a parade to the polls. The Trump campaign ran advertising on reservations and featured well-known Arizona Native American Republicans at political rallies. Turnout increased anywhere from 12-14% on the larger Navajo and Hopi reservations (over 17,000 votes) to over 50% on smaller reservations. These increases helped Biden win Arizona by about 10,500 votes.

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  • Finland and Norway Avoid Covid-19 Lockdowns but Keep the Virus At Bay

    November 18, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Both Finland and Norway have successfully kept COVID-19 cases at a minimum without fully implementing lockdowns within their countries thanks to a united government, closed borders, and mandatory quarantines. The strategy has also helped keep the economy intact compared to other countries which implemented "draconian" restrictions.

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  • Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers

    November 17, 2020 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    To "punish major drugmakers for their role in the opioid epidemic and generate funding for treatment programs," the state of New York implemented a new an excise tax on opioids. Since going into effect, though, the tax has failed to bring in the expected revenue and many opioid manufacturers and wholesalers have stopped selling their drugs to the state which has negatively impacted those who have been prescribed opioids for ailments such as pain management.

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  • Coronavirus vaccine: How will poorer countries get a fair shot?

    November 17, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine continues, many officials are preemptively discussing how the vaccine will be disseminated, especially as richer countries have already "staked their claim to the first doses." The solution may be an advance market commitment – a concept employed in the early 2000s by GAVI to more equitably distribute the pneumococcal vaccine.

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  • Seattle's urban farmers are reclaiming public space

    November 17, 2020 |

    Crosscut |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Seattle’s urban agriculture community saw a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. BIPOC-led urban farms — like YES Farm and Black Star Farmers — had an increase in volunteers and people wanting to help provide food security, agricultural education, and land access to communities who don’t have their basic needs met. In the first half of 2020, the city of Seattle assigned plots of land to 439 new gardeners to pursue urban farming, with nearly half of them going to underrepresented populations.

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