5/10/2021
Florida Department of Health Provides Week 21 Updates on Florida’s Vaccination Efforts Under Governor DeSantis’ Leadership
~Over 9 million Floridians have been vaccinated~
The Florida Department of Health issued an update on the progress of the state s vaccination efforts, as well as its weekly COVID-19 update. The State of Florida is in its twenty-first week of vaccine distribution and is continuing to increase vaccine access statewide.
As of today, at 7 a.m., 9,149,171 individuals have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in Florida; 3,724,743 million are seniors ages 65 and older.
The one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine is now available at an additional 11 state-supported vaccination sites in Broward, Hillsborough, Duval, Miami-Dade, Osceola and Palm Beach counties. A total of 14 state-supported vaccination sites statewide now offer the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for all individuals ages 18 and older. Appointments are not required at any state-supported vaccinatio
Aging campuses? Lawmakers want to help modernize historically Black colleges, universities By Francesca Chambers, McClatchy Washington Bureau
Published: May 9, 2021, 11:02am
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WASHINGTON Ruptured pipes. Broken sidewalks. Campus blackouts. Rep. Alma Adams, a former professor at a historically Black college, has seen it all.
Adams recalls spending much of her four-decade career at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, teaching in a building that did not have air conditioning. For too many teachers and students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), she says, that is still the case.
“That’s not unique to any one of our institutions,” Adams, a North Carolina Democrat who is founder of the HBCU Caucus in Congress, said. “It’s something that we see on many of the campuses.”
Phillip Fleck Meet Mrs. Haiti International Who Is on A Crusade to End the Stigma of HIV â Marteng A fierce crusader to end the stigma and promote education, she has the passion and is dedicated to being an advocate to her community to bring awareness about HIV/AIDS.
BriefingWire.com, 5/07/2021 - PORT-AU-PRINCE, MAY 08, 2021 - A daughter who helped her mother raise six siblings. A daughter who was blessed with a caring and a nursing heart when she also had to help her mother with her breast cancer journey. A loving wife with a husband supportive of her endeavors, a mother to her son who is currently a sophomore in college majoring in computer engineer. A woman with a passion to educate everyone from her country and everywhere else about the disease process and the treatment plan that is available to anyone who is currently living with HIV. She is a professional nurse who has worked with thousands of cr
New Bill Would Modernize Historically Black Colleges
Separate from proposals by President Joe Biden, federal lawmakers will introduce a bill this month to direct funds to historically Black colleges and universities for high-speed Internet and other upgrades and repairs.
May 06, 2021 •
Daniel A. Varela/TNS (TNS) Ruptured pipes. Broken sidewalks. Campus blackouts. Rep. Alma Adams, a former professor at a historically Black college, has seen it all.
Adams recalls spending much of her four-decade career at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, teaching in a building that did not have air conditioning. For too many teachers and students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), she says, that is still the case.