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“We Were Like Shadows” — Inquest into the 2018 death of Wangsheng Leng underway

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After listening to three days’ worth of testimony in the first week of an inquest into the 2018 death of 66-year-old Wangsheng Leng, jurors were dismissed on Wednesday, Jan. 31, to prepare to return the following week to receive instructions and begin deliberations to deliver their verdict.

Challenges in vaccine access: Addressing disparities among Washingtonians, especially in AAPI communities

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Despite being available for several months, the new COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the state’s Asian American and Pacific Islander population remains low compared to the group’s uptake during the pandemic, following the trends seen across all racial and ethnic groups, according to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).