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      <description>See how the life of artist Kenneth Ober has drastically shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic.</description>
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      <description>Five years after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to vaccines against the virus in the U.S. is on shaky ground.</description>
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      <description>As federal health agencies change their approach to vaccine policy leaving access for COVID shots uncertain, some states are taking things into their own hands.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ASU and UCLA report: Latino-led organizations filled gaps in South Tucson and South Phoenix during COVID-19</title>
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      <description>Reports reveal how local organizations filled healthcare and economic gaps during the pandemic.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:29:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Got the sniffles? Here's what to know about summer colds, COVID-19 and more</title>
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      <description>Data released Friday by federal health officials shows overall respiratory virus spread is low. But COVID-19 is rising in many states in the mid-Atlantic, the South, the southeast and on the West Coast.</description>
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      <description>Manifesting in 200+ symptoms, many wait for answers from dedicated researchers.</description>
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      <title>UA researchers need more Arizonans to answer survey questions about COVID-19</title>
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      <description>Since 2020, a team of researchers has been conducting the Arizona CoVHORT COVID-19 Public Health Research Study to gather data about COVID-19 through an online public survey.</description>
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      <title>COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families</title>
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      <description>COVID vaccine access will be more limited for some groups, after federal health officials changed recommendations.</description>
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