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December 21, 2021
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December 9, 2021
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Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findings public
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County health officials, wary of ‘anger mongrels,’ clash with Missouri on vaccine prizes
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August 9, 2021
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Untested Asylum Seekers In ICE Detention Centers Pose New Health Risk Among Delta Outbreak
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May 27, 2021
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May 25, 2021
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May 12, 2021
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May 5, 2021
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Michigan was warned about British COVID-19 variant, but many ignored it
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California's Working-Age Latinos Are Disproportionately Dying of COVID-19
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March 12, 2021
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March 11, 2021
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March 8, 2021
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March 4, 2021
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February 25, 2021
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February 24, 2021
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February 16, 2021
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By Caitlin Antonios, Mohar Chatterjee, Georgia Gee, Derek Kravitz and Kyra Senese

California left clinics off vaccine list, so low-income patients are underserved
February 10, 2021
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By Caitlin Antonios

Ten months into pandemic, Rochelle Foods and Illinois health department still at odds over COVID-19
February 9, 2021
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By Madison McVan and Derek Kravitz

As Biden Pushes for Racial Equity in Vaccination, Data Is Lagging
February 9, 2021
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Vermont has promised equal vaccine access for people of color. Will it be enough?
February 7, 2021
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DJI and Draganfly Tried to Use the Pandemic to Get Law Enforcement to Use More Drones
February 5, 2021
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Utah officials had questions about how to react to state’s first case of COVID-19 U.K. variant, emails show
February 1, 2021
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By Erin Alberty

In Note to Fauci, Top City Doctor Takes Shot at de Blasio’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program
January 28, 2021
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By Greg B. Smith

The Trump Administration told an Illinois health department to leave Rochelle Foods alone. Then a second COVID-19 outbreak struck the plant.
January 18, 2021
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By Derek Kravitz, Georgia Gee, Madison McVan and Ignacio Calderon

One Year, 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths: How the U.S. Guaranteed Its Own Failure
January 17, 2021
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By Sarah Mervosh, Mike Baker, Patricia Mazzei and Mark Walker

How COVID-19 'clobbered' the U.P. infecting 1,400 kids in latest surge
January 4, 2021
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By Tresa Baldas, Derek Kravitz and Georgia Gee

Why few farmworkers isolate in California’s free COVID-19 hotel rooms
December 19, 2020
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By Jackie Botts, Kate Cimini and Georgia Gee

Documents show scope of Covid-19 in North Carolina meat industry
December 11, 2020
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By Leah Douglas, Georgia Gee, Derek Kravitz

Fresno County tracks COVID-19 outbreaks at workplaces. Why keep it secret?
December 11, 2020
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Scores of worker Covid deaths not reported amid US regulator's lenient approach
November 27, 2020
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By Aneri Pattani, Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett

More confidential Illinois outbreak reports show how COVID-19 spread over the summer
November 23, 2020
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By Georgia Gee, Derek Kravitz, Sky Chadde

The CDC chief lost his way during COVID-19. Now his agency is in the balance.
November 11, 2020
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By Brett Murphy, Letitia Stein

Food system workers may get early access to a Covid-19 vaccine, but how should states prepare?
November 10, 2020
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By Leah Douglas

Two Weeks after NBC 5 Revealed Illinois' Secret List, the State Still Won't Release Outbreak Details
November 9, 2020
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By Phil Rogers, Katy Smyser

Illinois COVID-19 Outbreak List Is So Secret Even Local Officials Aren't Told Of Cases
October 30, 2020
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By Phil Rogers, Katy Smyser

Illinois Keeps a Secret List of Thousands of Coronavirus Outbreaks. Now NBC 5 Has It
October 29, 2020
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By Phil Rogers, Katy Smyser

Data: Monmouth Smithfield plant had 188 cases
October 13, 2020
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By Jane Carlson

Confidential coronavirus outbreak data shows undisclosed incidents at prisons, workplaces, schools, meatpacking plants across Illinois
October 7, 2020
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By Georgia Gee, Derek Kravitz, Sky Chadde

Michigan apple harvest hinges on workers staying well in pandemic
September 28, 2020
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By Susan Selasky, Angie Jackson, Georgia Gee

Virus’s unseen hot zone: The American farm
September 24, 2020
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By Laura Reiley, Beth Reinhard, Georgia Gee

In one Michigan county, almost half the COVID-19 cases are tied to farm outbreaks
September 22, 2020
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By Angie Jackson, Niraj Warikoo and Georgia Gee

Kansas reveals names of sites with COVID-19 outbreaks
September 9, 2020
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By Sherman Smith

Sent Home to Die
September 2, 2020
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Kansas reverses course, will share locations of active COVID-19 outbreaks
September 2, 2020
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By Matthew Kelly

Bayer’s rejection of quick COVID-19 testing resulted in delayed isolation for migrant workers, officials say
August 31, 2020
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By Sky Chadde and Christine Herman

Why Did 77 Ohio Inmates Die Of COVID-19, But Just 10 Pennsylvania Inmates?
August 21, 2020
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By Cid Standifer and Brie Zeltner

For closed New Orleans neighborhood bars, the question isn't when they'll reopen. It's if they can.
August 21, 2020
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By Ian McNulty

Georgia Gov. Reopened State While Health Care Workers Needed Millions of Masks and Gowns
August 18, 2020
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By Rachana Pradhan and Victoria Knight

Few states release data about Covid-19 in the food system
August 17, 2020
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By Leah Douglas

Where Louisiana stands in its 2nd coronavirus peak: Decline, but a major test is coming up
August 15, 2020
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By Jeff Adelson

Facing massive backlog of uncounted COVID deaths, FL medical examiners streamline review
August 14, 2020
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How NC Chose Cooperation Over Disclosure On Meatpacking Plants With Virus Outbreaks
August 11, 2020
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By Ames Alexander of the Charlotte Observer; Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Jordan Schrader and Lucille Sherman of The News & Observer; Nick Ochsner of WBTV; Emily Featherston of WECT; Tyler Dukes of WRAL; Jason deBruyn of WUNC; and Frank Taylor of Carolina Public Press

July emails show Missouri health directors sharing concerns about in-person school
August 10, 2020
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Ahead of Trump rally, Tulsa officials were sounding alarms, emails show
August 3, 2020
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Group home residents are dying of COVID-19 at higher rates but an underfunded system sets them up for greater risk
August 1, 2020
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By Caitlin McGlade

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July 27, 2020
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Inside Trump’s Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus
July 18, 2020
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By Michael D. Shear, Noah Weiland, Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman and David E. Sanger

To allow more visitors and relax rules, Nebraska nursing homes must test all workers
July 12, 2020
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By Erin Duffy

Coronavirus Outbreaks Are Driven By Patchwork Protections For Front-Line Workers
June 25, 2020
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By Lindsay Fendt

Emails suggest CDC director influenced state health decisions related to Greeley meat plant
June 16, 2020
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By Lori Jane Gliha

Secret document lists locations of Kansas coronavirus outbreaks. Here’s what it says
June 7, 2020
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By Jonathan Shorman, Steve Vockrodt, Matthew Kelly and Sarah Ritter

As Meatpacking Plants Reopen, Data About Worker Illness Remains Elusive
May 25, 2020
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By Michael Corkery, David Yaffe-Bellany and Derek Kravitz

Fentanyl Is Killing More People During the Pandemic. In Santa Clara County, Victims Are Getting Younger
May 24, 2020
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By Julie Small, Mohar Chatterjee, Kyra Senese and Eric Fan

Is SF's COVID-19 Death Count the Complete Picture?
May 23, 2020
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Thermal scanners are the latest technology being deployed to detect the coronavirus. But they don’t really work.
May 11, 2020
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Florida county’s medical examiner begged officials to close beaches, internal emails reveal
May 3, 2020
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By Meryl Kornfield

Frustrated by Crowds, Coastal States Weigh What to Do About Beaches
April 30, 2020
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By Patricia Mazzei, Shawn Hubler and Thomas Fuller

'A Terrible Price:' The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America
April 29, 2020
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By Linda Villarosa

U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19
April 27, 2020
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By Emma Brown, Andrew Ba Tran, Beth Reinhard and Monica Ulmanu

Why New Orleans Pushed Ahead with Mardi Gras, Even as It Planned for Coronavirus
April 13, 2020
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By Richard Fausset and Derek Kravitz