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THERE.

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I LOVE MAJANI RESTAURANT, IT IS

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A GREAT PLACE.

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>> COVID CASES AND

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HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE SURGING

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DOCTORS BELIEVE THAT IS DUE TO

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THE DELTA VARIANT IT'S EXPECTED

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ILLINOIS WILL SEE MORE CASES OF

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THE OMICRON VARIANT AS WELL.

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OUR AMANDA VINICKY SPOKE WITH A

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KEY WHITE HOUSE ADVISER ABOUT

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HOW THE NATION IS READY TO

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TACKLE IT WITH AN EYE TOWARD

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EQUITY.

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AMANDA JOINS US NOW WITH THE

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RUNDOWN.

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>> PARIS IT BECAME CLEAR EARLY

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IN THE PANDEMIC THAT BLACK AND

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BROWN POPULATIONS WERE

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DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY

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THE CORONAVIRUS.

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Dr. CAMERON WEBB SAW THAT PLAY

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OUT IN VIRGINIA AND THAT HAS

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INFORMED HIS ROLE AS SENIOR

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POLICY ADVISER TO THE WHITE

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>> I THINK THAT THE PROGRESS YOU

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THERE.

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IF YOU LOOK NATIONALLY THE RATE

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OF CASES, THE RATE OF

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HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS ALL

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MUCH IMPROVED IN COMMUNITIES OF

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COLOR AND RELATIVE TO WHITE

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AMERICANS.

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AND WE OWE A LOT OF THAT TO THE

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VACCINATION EFFORT AND IF YOU

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SURVEY EVERY WEEK TO GET A SENSE

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WHERE WE ARE WITH THE

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VACCINATION EFFORT AND THE RATES

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OF VACCINATION AMONG ADULTS ARE

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EQUIVALENT BETWEEN BLACK, WHITE

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THAT IS GOOD NEWS IT TELLS US

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THAT EQUITY CONTRARY TO WHAT

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SOME BELIEVE IT IS NOT AN

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ASPIRATION IT'S SOMETHING YOU

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>> LIKE RECOGNIZING HISTORICAL

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AND DYNAMICS OF COMMUNITIES IN

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KEEPING THAT AS A PRIORITY.

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ALSO, AGAIN, KEY PART OF THAT

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OUTREACH, THE COVID VACCINE SAT

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LAY WILL MARK ONE YEAR SINCE THE

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AUTHORIZATION TO THE FIRST

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PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE FOR

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ADULT USE.

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BLUT BUT BLACK AND BROWN

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DOCTORS BELIEVE WILL GIVE EXTRA

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PROTECTION AGAINST THE OMICRON

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOOSTERS

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WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL ADULTS ARE

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THAT SCIENTIFIC RECOMMENDATION

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WAS MADE AND WHERE THEY CAN GO

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BATTLING COVID CALL FOR RAPID

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THAT IS AVAILABLE, AND MORE

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STUFFY NOSE IS A COLD THAT YOU

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IS COVID THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

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R DIFFERENCE FOR YOUR WORKPLACE

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>> AT HOME TESTS IF YOU CAN GET

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LEAVING FREE TESTING SITES THAT

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ALTERNATIVE.

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DISTRIBUTE MILLIONS OF AT HOME

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WILL BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED

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>> THERE IS NO ONE SINGLE WAY

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THE ABILITY TO GET THE FREE

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THE END OF THE DAY WE WANT TO

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MAKE SURE IT'S WIDELY AVAILABLE.

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FRONT TAKING IT BACK LOCALLY,

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SCHOOL AT LOYOLA, HE IS BOTH A

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DOCTOR AND A LAWYER.

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AMAZING LEADERS AND AMAZING

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MEDICAL CENTERS AND WE THEY ARE

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SERVING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE

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COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME.

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THOSE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE,

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AND CONNECTED IT WITH COMMUNITY.

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SOME INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY-BASED

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INITIATIVES.

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BARBERSHOP INITIATIVES AND

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PHYSICIANS LIKE Dr. FISHER AT

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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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CONNECTED WITH THAT COMMUNITY

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WORK.

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GREAT WORK R FOLKS ARE DOING

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GREAT WORK ON THE GROUND EFFORT

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WILL BE A KEY TO THE EFFORTS TO

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ADDRESS SOME OF THE DISPARITIES

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THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH REGARD TO

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COVID.

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>> NOW, BEFORE I'M DONE, A

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COUPLE NOTES ON COVID.

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SATURDAY WILL MARK TWO WEEKS

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PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER Dr.

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ALLISON ARWADY SAYS THAT THAT

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MAKES IT A REALLY GOOD TIME IF

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YOU ARE TO GET THE SHOT WHETHER

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IT'S THE BOOSTER OR MAYBE YOU

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BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS AND IT'S TWO

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SATURDAY IS A DEADLINE.

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AND SAYS THAT IF YOU ARE

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VACCINATED BUT GET WHAT IS COME

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TO BE KNOWN AS A BREAKTHROUGH

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CASE OF COVID THERE'S NO NEED TO

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WAIT TO GET THE BOOSTER SHOT.

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STAY AT HOME THAT ISOLATION

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PERIOD OF AT LEAST 10 DAYS AND

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AFTER THAT AS SOON AS YOU CAN

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SHE RECOMMENDS GETTING A BOOSTER