The U.S. Response to COVID-19
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Though African Americans are being hospitalized for COVID-19 at more than triple the rate of white Americans, wariness of the new vaccine is higher in the Black population than in most communities. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted communities of color as a “critical population” to vaccinate. But ProPublica found little in the way of concrete action to make sure that happens.
It will be up to states to make sure residents get the vaccine, but ProPublica reviewed the distribution plans of the nine states with the most Black residents and found that many have barely invested in overcoming historic mistrust of the medical establishment and high levels of vaccine hesitancy in the Black community. Few states could articulate specific measures they are taking to address the vaccine ske
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A pharmacology and chemistry expert from Priceville helped develop a monoclonal antibody treatment that shows promise in its ability to prevent those with mild cases of COVID-19 from developing complications and requiring hospitalization.
Carl Garner, vice president of global regulatory affairs for pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., said it typically takes between 18 and 24 months to identify an antibody, conduct research and begin testing it on humans.
âWe did it in about two-and-a-half months,â Garner said. âThe reason why was not that we cut corners, or did anything that would put patients at risk. We put the full force of 145 years of expertise and hundreds of resources toward a single problem in a very focused way.â
UAB professor targets Wall Street Journal for op-ed questioning Jill Biden’s title
Over the summer, University of Alabama at Birmingham archaeology Professor Sarah Parcak tweeted a schematic instructing rioters on how to topple an obelisk, such as one at a Birmingham park or the Washington Monument in the nation’s capital.
Later that month, Parcak demanded the History Channel television show “Ancient Aliens” be canceled, calling it “one of the most racist shows on TV.”
Now Parcak is back, complaining about a
Wall Street Journal op-ed by former Northwestern University lecturer Joseph Epstein that mocked future First Lady Jill Biden for using the ceremonial title of “Doctor.”
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As 2020 draws to a close, we’re reminded of the way industry came together during a difficult year. We saw Tesla buy and airship ventilators from China for the U.S., General Motors pivot to manufacture face masks, Hollywood dramas like
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