By Jordan Williams, The Hill President Biden said Friday that undocumented immigrants should be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine without fear of being targeted by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Biden made the remark during an interview with Univision during his visit to a vaccination site in Texas. “I want to make sure […]
By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW New York City’s First Lady, Chirlane McCray, and Dr. Torian Easterling, who serves as First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, have teamed up to send a message to all New Yorkers that the COVID– 19 vaccines, are […]
By Lindsay Kalter, Damian McNamara, WebMD New findings suggest the Janssen/Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine can reduce the risk of an immunized person unknowingly passing along the virus to others. The FDA released new documents today that link the single-dose vaccine to a 74% lower likelihood of asymptomatic transmission to others at 71 days compared to placebo. “The decrease in […]
COVID-19 test site for locals and tourists by French Red Cross on the island of Saint Barthelemy, Caribbean island commonly known as St. Barts – St. Barts, French West Indies – Feb. 3, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders People in the Caribbean, who refuse to take vaccinations to counter the Coronavirus, will cause the […]
Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for people 75 and up can leave out Black Americans, who tend to die younger than their white counterparts. In majority-Black Shelby County, this gap raises questions of how to make the vaccine rollout equitable.
By Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rosalyn Campbell and her husband, Calvin, are waiting for what may be the most in-demand item on the planet: the COVID-19 vaccine. They both caught the virus in November; Calvin Campbell tested positive just days after he’d been released from the […]
By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY New York City’s middle school students will return to their campuses on Feb. 25, education department officials told principals on Monday. Middle school teachers will return the day before to ready their classrooms, and they will be prioritized to receive coronavirus vaccinations during the mid-winter […]
By Cate Varney, The Conversation When researchers began to develop what they hoped would be an effective COVID-19 vaccine, they already knew that H1N1 influenza – a novel virus, like COVID-19 – more severely affected patients with overweight or obesity. Patients with a body mass index of 30 or above had a higher risk of […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during Martin Luther King celebration at NAN headquarters. – New York, NY – January 18, 2021 (Shutterstock) “We need wartime mass production here in America” NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today released the following statement calling for the United States of America to compel Pfizer and Moderna […]
By Julie Walsh-Messinger, The Conversation How does COVID-19 disrupt the sense of smell? COVID-19 is not the only virus that affects our ability to smell, but it’s unique in the way in which it does so. For example, the common cold causes an inflammatory response in the nose, and that builds up mucus which reduces […]
By Matt Stieb, NY Mag Throughout the United States, Black, Latino, and Native Americans have faced more difficulties accessing pandemic care, as well as higher rates of COVID-19 hospitalization and death than whites. The trend — a result of decades of health-care inequity in the United States — has continued as states race to vaccinate […]