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Despite waning headlines, bird flu is still a threat. Here’s how you can help farmworkers.
In the arc of the bird flu in the U.S., 2024 to early 2025 was an explosive time. But then, last month, the CDC announced that it was ending its emergency response to the virus.
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Universities get an F on Long COVID. Here’s how they can support their students and reduce COVID-19 cases.
My infection months before came and went mildly, but it soon became obvious that my sluggishness and pain were not caused by caffeine, thesis stress, or hangovers. It was Long COVID.
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The federal government is restricting COVID-19 vaccine access. Here’s what that means for the ongoing pandemic and people with Long COVID.
Recent policy changes around COVID-19 vaccines are already sowing chaos and confusion and restricting vaccine access — including for people who should still be eligible to receive them.
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Long COVID is increasing housing insecurity, but support programs fail to help
A growing body of research shows that Long COVID, combined with a lack of government support, leads to financial insecurity and housing instability.
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Minnesota’s unique Long COVID program retains funding following advocacy
Advocates pushed back against threatened funding cuts and won continued support for Long COVID work in the Minnesota legislature’s final 2026–27 budget.
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Churches are ignoring the Long COVID crisis. Some say it’s at odds with Christian values.
COVID-concerned Christians and Christians with Long COVID feel abandoned by their religious institutions, alongside other institutions — a blow they believe contradicts the clear connections between Christian values and COVID-19 precautions.
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Los Angeles’ $13M COVID-19 relief funds could go to building upgrades, not Long COVID care
Los Angeles advocates worry that millions in unspent federal pandemic assistance will fund infrastructure projects instead of supporting residents with Long COVID or preventing new infections.
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Minnesota House budget proposes eliminating state Long COVID program
Cuts could end Long COVID research, communications, and grants in Minnesota, which has been a leader in state-level public health responses to the crisis.
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Missives from the dismissed: Still COVIDing without community
Combining my experience building COVID-safe communities online and interviews with over a dozen COVID-cautious people who are “still COVIDing” despite a lack of community, family, and/or peer support, I learned that many are stuck in situations that make living a normal life difficult or impossible because of widespread COVID-19 denial. This essay is a collection…
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$11 billion CDC funding cuts may decimate Long COVID response in several states
Long COVID research and communications projects in several states may be forced to shut down or curtail their efforts due to recent Trump administration cuts to public health funding. In these cuts, announced in late March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly canceled $11 billion in grants for COVID-19 and public health…
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