Ursula V. Battle | 5/14/2021, 6 a.m. Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S. is co-chair of the Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) Health Equity in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity. Courtesy Photo/Johns Hopkins Medicine
It was not long ago that people were lining up in facilities across the country and rolling up their sleeves to receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots. But in recent weeks, vaccine demand has significantly dropped in many areas, prompting some of the nationâs mass vaccination sites to close. This has been attributed to a number of things including vaccine hesitancy.
In an effort to insure people have accurate information at their fingertips when deciding whether or not to get vaccinated, Johns Hopkins Medicine has released an infographic called âCOVID 19: Vaccine: 12 Things You Need to Know.â
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State Roundup: Hogan posthumously pardons 34 lynching victims in Maryland
Gov. Larry Hogan used the unveiling of this plaque at the old Baltimore County Jail (in background) to issue pardons for the dozens of Black men lynched in Maryland in in the 19th and 20th centuries. Governor s Office photo by Anthony DePanise
HOGAN PARDONS 34 LYNCHING VICTIMS: Gov. Larry Hogan granted posthumous pardons Saturday to 34 Maryland lynching victims, including Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old Black boy who was hanged outside the Towson jailhouse by a white mob in 1885. Hogan’s office said it was the first time a governor has issued a “blanket pardon” for the victims of racial lynchings, Jeff Barker reports for the Sun.
Around the nation: Johns Hopkins boosts minimum wage
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Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System will boost their minimum wages to $15 per hour, in today s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Florida, Maryland, and Tennessee.
Florida:
Walt Disney World
Resort to become the resort s official health care and telehealth provider. Under the new agreement, AdventHealth which has a longstanding relationship with Walt Disney World will help visitors plan medical appointments, provide urgent care services, and offer medical equipment or prescription drug delivery to the resort s hotels. In addition, under the initiative, resort guests may also be able to use AdventHealth s telehealth service, and Walt Disney World may bolster the current Disney touches at
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