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Brian Schatz: “In just 16 days, everything had changed. The coronavirus was no longer an abstract threat; it was real.”

On the recordApril 13, 2021
In just 16 days, everything had changed. The coronavirus was no longer an abstract threat; it was real.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Schatz highlights the rapid impact of COVID-19 on Native communities.

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