Frequently asked questions about getting a vaccine — Illustrations by Esther Moon. For questions specific to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, please click here.

“working 9–5” during a pandemic/snowstorm/[insert crisis here] — I rarely write on Medium. It’s not that I have anything against the platform per se — just the idea of self publishing is a little disconcerting to me. I’m used to being edited to oblivion, using to pitching my ideas, used to saying “for [insert publication here], I wrote…

A new administration, a new opportunity to stop the spread — Today — Joe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States. Like him, many new elected officials are starting their terms this month. We also passed a grim milestone this week. More than 400,000 lives lost. Today, we are releasing the second set of #publichealthforpoliticians posters, to remind politicians (old and new) — that we cannot stop the spread of this virus on our own.

Our statement on the events of Jan 6th, 2021. — Yesterday 3,964 people died from COVID-19 in overwhelmed hospitals while armed white supremacists stormed the US capitol in an attempt to subvert democracy and continue a reign of racist terror perpetuated by the president, who encouraged them to do so. Yesterday was not an aberration but a culmination; not just…

A public health campaign for those who can really change things — We have watched this pandemic unfold for months now. People are being told to follow good public health practices while being provided with little to no relief. So we’re introducing a new type of public health campaign called: #publichealthforpoliticians. Feel free to download the images below and spread on social media. Use the hashtag #publichealthforpoliticians. @ your local politician. Make your own posters if you wish.

What would Mister Rogers say? — This pandemic has taken a toll on us all. Either we are actually experiencing trauma from having to treat people in hospitals, worry about sick family members or bury our dead, or we are worrying about contracting the virus because we work a job in which the government has deemed…

Por: El Laboratorio Marshall y los Dream Defenders Translation: Tania Lobo Paz Seguir las noticias estos días puede ser dificultoso. Con una pandemia global, desastres de clima, una depresión economica y una crisis de brutalidad policial y racismo anti-Negro, es demasiado facil someterse a la desesperacion que nos rodea. Pero…