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The Latest on COVID-19
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| Updated on April 6, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PDT |
- President Biden announced that he wants all Americans over 16 to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 19. Biden had originally wanted eligibility to expand on May 1.
- A highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. has now been reported in every state in the U.S. Experts are concerned that variants could send U.S. cases surging again.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken said on Monday that the U.S. is stepping up efforts to combat COVID-19 worldwide. A veteran diplomat has been appointed to run the Biden administration’s global coronavirus response, and the U.S. is pledging to support more equitable production and distribution of vaccines.
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| Racism is killing members of the Asian American Pacific Islander community and we won’t stand in silence. Recent attacks on Asian Americans – particularly the elderly – have brought violence against Asian Americans into the headlines, but unfortunately these are not isolated incidents. It’s time to be better allies to the AAPI community. Read on for more resources on how to get involved.
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| People who are refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine could potentially be prolonging the pandemic by contributing to spikes in cases and giving the virus more opportunities to mutate.
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