As Virginia sets new COVID-19 infection record, ER doctor says holidays will test Virginians
A Central Virginia emergency room physician has issued a warning ahead of Christmas and New Year s Eve following a surge of coronavirus cases after Thanksgiving. Dr. Carlton Stadler serves as a member of the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians and works in a Richmond-area ER. He shared a heartbreaking story about the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on families.
By: Brendan King
and last updated 2020-12-25 18:32:31-05
RICHMOND, Va. A Central Virginia emergency room physician has issued a warning ahead of Christmas and New Year s Eve following a surge of coronavirus cases after Thanksgiving.
As Virginia sets new COVID infection record, ER doc says holidays will test Virginians
A Central Virginia emergency room physician has issued a warning ahead of Christmas and New Year s Eve following a surge of coronavirus cases after Thanksgiving. Dr. Carlton Stadler serves as a member of the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians and works in a Richmond-area ER. He shared a heartbreaking story about the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on families.
and last updated 2020-12-25 18:12:30-05
RICHMOND, Va. A Central Virginia emergency room physician has issued a warning ahead of Christmas and New Year s Eve following a surge of coronavirus cases after Thanksgiving.
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has come to Virginia, with Richmond and Henrico officials marking the arrival with a news conference Wednesday morning following the first vaccinations.
12/24/2020, 6 p.m.
Kenda Sutton-EL knows that all births arenât equal in Virginia.
As a birth worker and student midwife, she has seen firsthand how âthe most joyous occasion has turned into fearâ with what she calls âhorrifyingâ mortality rates for African-American mothers and infants. As a result, the childbirth narrative for Black women is far removed from other racial groups, she says.
This problem led Ms. Sutton-EL to found Birth in Color with Nikiya Ellis in November 2018 to provide support and education to expectant Black mothers, their families, health care workers and the community at large.
Two years later, Ms. Sutton-EL, who leads the nonprofit as its first board president, says the outlook has changed for the better.
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Details Published: 18 December 2020
Nota del Editor: WHRO publico esta historia en Español el 18 de diciembre. Puedes encontrar esa historia aquí. Alan Rodriguez Espinoza de VPM tradujo la histora de inglés a español.
While COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available to the general public, Virginia health officials are confronting the fact that some residents will face greater barriers than others to get vaccinated.