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Poverty and disability are linked to lower vaccination rates in some rural communities. The Vaccination Transportation Initiative sponsored van helps rural residents get the COVID-19 vaccine in rural Mississippi. The effort works to overcome the lack of transportation and access to technology for rural residents.

Rory Doyle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Shots – Health News

Rural Communities Fall Farther Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Cities are leaving rural areas behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, but some states’ suburbs are struggling, too. To close the gap, experts say, outreach needs to be hyperlocal.

States Scale Back Pandemic Reporting, Stirring Alarm

Politics
Jun 11

WATCH LIVE: Harris offers remarks on child tax credit

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Politics

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient

Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., are the most prominent moderates to oppose elements of President Biden’s agenda, but they are likely not alone.

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Donna First Raised holds a photo of her six children, including Joe Snell (center). He collapsed while exercising at the jail on the Spirit Lake Tribe Reservation in North Dakota, where he was serving a three-month sentence for a parole violation.

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Investigations

Officials Knew Of Neglect In Tribal Jails In 2004. People Are Still Dying In Them

At least 19 people have died since 2016 in tribal detention centers overseen by Indian Affairs, our investigation found. Several died after correctional officers failed to provide proper medical care.

Politics
Jun 10

WATCH: Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting

By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press