COVID vaccine Archives - Prism

color photograph of the inside of a kindergarten classroom. four children sit in a diagonal at a table in the mid-ground. all of them wear masks and face the left side of the frame

Parents call for further guidance as schools grapple with COVID-19 surges

by Sravya Tadepalli September 25th, 2023September 25th, 2023

Some school districts temporarily closed due to an uptick in COVID-19 infections

color photograph of a Black woman wearing a cloth mask and pulling up the sleeve of her black t-shirt. a health care worker sits to her left wearing a medical mask as she gives the Black woman a vaccine

The long Covid nightmare is far from over, especially for women of color

by Laura Weiss September 21st, 2023September 26th, 2023

color photograph of three young children wearing long pants, jackets, and face masks walking under scaffolding in New York City

School vaccine mandates drop without a mitigation plan in place

by Alexandra Martinez April 13th, 2023May 8th, 2023

color photograph of a black woman sitting in a chair as she receives an Omicron booster. she wears a blue medical mask

Race

Here’s what you need to know about the COVID bivalent booster

by Sravya Tadepalli November 14th, 2022November 14th, 2022

Politics & Democracy

More people are dying of COVID under Biden than Trump, and it didn’t have to be this way

by Steven W. Thrasher July 21st, 2022July 21st, 2022

a female health care provider with short hair gives a COVID vaccine to a 2-year-old sitting in her mother's lap

Race

Florida’s government continues to discourage pediatric vaccines, endangering BIPOC families

by Alexandra Martinez July 5th, 2022July 5th, 2022

a black face mask lies abandoned on the ground in an airport terminal as people walk by

Race

As cases rise, COVID long-haulers want mandates and protections back in place

by Montse Reyes May 10th, 2022May 10th, 2022

people walk past a sign for a COVID testing site

Race

Government funding for COVID-19 services is running out, leaving uninsured people hanging

by Sakshi Udavant April 13th, 2022April 13th, 2022

Asian waitress wearing face maskprovides white customer with hand sanitizer

Economy & Workers' Rights

Service workers are cautious of ending mask mandates as US COVID-19 cases fall

by Alexandra Martinez March 15th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

Immigrant communities won’t benefit from vaccine availability without language accessibility

by Ray Levy Uyeda January 25th, 2022January 23rd, 2023