The State Of Gender Parity in the COVID Crisis: A Greater Need For Continued Diligence
By: Laurie Cooke, PGDip, RPh, CAE NAPSI — The groundswell of energy around gender parity and equity—in healthcare and in the larger world—has... Read More
Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
The following statement is attributed to Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and Dr. Anne... Read More
FEMA to Begin Reimbursing Families This Week for COVID Funeral Costs
Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media Nationwide — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an alarming number of deaths over the past year: just under... Read More
Easy Ways To Stay Vigilant And Help Prevent The Spread Of Illness
BPT — It has been a challenging year, full of anxiety about health and safety. While there are signs of improvement, the pandemic... Read More
A Year At Risk: Race, Ethnicity and COVID-19
It started with the number of COVID-19 cases. The coronavirus spread to every corner of the nation, but people of color were... Read More
The Virus, Vaccines and New Variants: Weighing the Threat of a Mutant COVID Strain
Manny Otiko, California Black Media Health care specialists, including several medical doctors, are keeping their eyes on coronavirus variants that some fear could... Read More
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows ‘100% Efficacy’ In Adolescents
By: Bill Chappell, NPR New clinical trials showed that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine elicits “100% efficacy and robust antibody responses” in adolescents from 12... Read More
Does Spring Break Have You Worried About Another COVID-19 Surge?
UCLA Health’s Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice explains the risk of such large gatherings despite increased vaccinations. Maskless spring break revelers traveling... Read More
Shots in Little Arms: COVID-19 Vaccine Testing Turns to Kids
By: LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press So far in the U.S., teen testing is furthest along: Pfizer and Moderna expect to release results... Read More
