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Gizmodo reports San Francisco and Alameda counties in California have stopped using Verily to test for the novel coronavirus. Google's health-centered sister company launched a $55 million pilot COVID-19 testing program earlier this year to set up mobile and stationary test sites. However, Verily’s services weren’t geared towards filling the needs of communities especially vulnerable to the pandemic. Specifically, the services put people of color, those with low income, and the homeless at a disadvantage for using Verily's site and accessing test results. Another complaint was that Verily reserves the right to use collected data for 'commercial product research and development.' While Verily says strict privacy controls are in place, critics say the system may still violate federal health data privacy laws.
The EU is to donate another 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries, more than doubling its present pledge, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen announces. SOUNDBITE
Caracas, Jun 15 (Camera: Ivan Cardenas).- Panic-stricken, Ramiro desperately runs down a street of a low-income neighborhood in Caracas to escape a sudden shooting that broke out in the area. The scene is a common one in the La Vega neighborhood, which has turned into a micro-state dominated by organized crime gangs. In recent weeks, the slum has become the center of attention in the Venezuelan capital with constant explosions and police operations in attempts to stop criminal gangs.FOOTAGE OF THE LA VEGA NEIGHBOURHOOD IN CARACAS
Washington DC, Jun 10 (EFE/EPA).- The United Medical Center, the only public hospital in Washington D.C. sent out Thursday a mobile treatment unit to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to vulnerable populations as efforts continued to get vaccines distributed to low income areas in US cities. (Camera: WILL OLIVER).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ARE INOCULATED WITH THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ONBOARD A MOBILE TREATMENT UNIT RAN BY UNITED MEDICAL CENTER IN NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, DC, US.
Freelance writer and Business Insider contributor Rebecca Chamaa and her husband had ambitious savings goals when they first got married. On the other hand, they weren't quite sure how to go about it. Should they save a fixed amount of income each month, or a percentage? If you have an employer-matched 401(k), Chamaa says it makes sense to at least contribute the same percentage. Otherwise, you're losing money! Also, live below your means. As your income rises, so will your savings. And if you pay off your debt, you can always increase your percentage, too. Same with bonuses. If your income fluctuates, save or invest what's left over after your bills are paid!