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Despite Higher Covid Risk, Pregnant Women Are Now Ineligible for Vaccine

Sunita Sohrabji - Jun 2, 2025

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Trump’s War on Immigrants a Threat to Public Health

Edward Kissam - Jan 21, 2025

Appreciate Nurses–We Can All Do Our Part to Help End the Pandemic

ACoM - May 10, 2021

Also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Raynald Samoa, M.D., Endocrinologist, City of Hope and Clinical Lead for the National Pacific Islander Covid-19 Response...

Multi-ethnic Survey Finds Support for California’s COVID Work – Widespread Fear of Racial...

Mark Hedin - May 10, 2021

Californians report improved finances and growing confidence that they won’t get COVID-19, according to a new survey by a coalition of nonprofit organizations. In this...

CALIFORNIANS HAVE ‘MET THE MOMENT’ BY GETTING VACCINATED, SAYS STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST ERICA PAN

Sunita Sohrabji - May 7, 2021

Dr. Erica Pan, state epidemiologist for the California Department of Public HealthAlso available in Chinese and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Californians have “met the moment”...

A DOCTOR’S WORD ON VACCINES

ACoM - May 5, 2021

Also available in Spanish. Dr. Eloisa Gonzalez, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Q: Can I get the Pfizer vaccine for my 1st dose and...

CELEBRATE YOUR MOM THIS MOTHER’S DAY, BUT PROTECT HER BY KEEPING MASKS ON

Sunita Sohrabji - May 5, 2021

By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Carmela Bernal vividly remembers “El Dia de la Madre” Mother’s Day celebrations of her childhood. “The whole family would get together...

“IT’S NOT HESITANCY, IT’S ACCESS” UMOJA HEALTH VOLUNTEERS TARGET VACCINE ACCESS

Sunita Sohrabji - May 4, 2021

https://youtu.be/uqWsX14BOPc Kim Rhoads on creating access to vaccines By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — As rap music joined the whoosh of nearby BART trains...

State Streamlines COVID-aid Grants to Small Businesses – Simplified applications to $2 billion...

Mark Hedin - Apr 27, 2021

From left to right: Everett Sands, CEO, Lendistry; Pleshette Robertson, CEO and Founder, Sac Cultural Hub; Lamar Heystek, President, ASIAN, Inc.; Julian Cañete, President...

A Doctor’s Word – Keeping Kids Safe as They Return to School

Sunita Sohrabji - Apr 27, 2021

Brian Lee, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, University of California San FranciscoAlso available in Spanish and Chinese, and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Children can and should...

CAN CALIFORNIA SAFELY RE-OPEN JUNE 15 BEFORE REACHING HERD IMMUNITY? PERHAPS, IF MASKS...

Sunita Sohrabji - Apr 15, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom By Sunita Sohrabji, Ethnic Media Services Can California safely fully re-open its economy June 15, even without reaching herd immunity, the point...

LA County Helps Homeowners Hit by COVID Costs – New program offers up...

Mark Hedin - Apr 13, 2021

From left to right: Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Third District, LA County Board of Supervisors; Eloisa Gonzalez, MD, MPH, Director of Integrative Medicine, LAC+USC Historic...