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Mutations can affect how viruses behave and how well drugs and vaccines work.

COVID Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for the Blind

People who use special software for web accessibility aren’t able to sign up for the vaccines or obtain vital information about COVID-19.

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A new study calls for Black patients in need of kidney transplants to be put on waitlists at a higher level of kidney function.
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Now that the vaccines are being distributed, public health advocates say churches are key to reaching Black citizens.

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Abbott researchers found a high proportion of elite HIV controllers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which could lead to cure insights.

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A series in the Lancet journal surveys HIV in the United States, notably among Black Americans, Latinos and other minorities.

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