The high price of prescription drugs makes good election year politics. Until the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg muddied the future of the Affordable Care Act, drug prices were the major health policy issue going forward —outside of COVID-19.
As pharmaceutical companies race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine, one might not be available for kids until late next year, experts predict. Clinical trials for children have yet to begin in the United States, and likely won’t start until an adult vaccine is proven safe and effective.
A report from the UC Riverside Center for Social Innovation finds disproportionately high discipline for Black and Native American students in Inland Empire schools.
Fear of losing jobs, distrust of the medical community and close-knit housing conditions have led to higher rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths among California's Latinos. Experts point to the economic realities faced by many Latino families as well as longstanding inequities to explain why the pandemic has hit this community so hard.