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A Black Womans Contributions To The COVID-19 Vaccine May Prove Key In Overcoming Skepticism In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, left, senior research fellow and scientific lead for coronavirus vaccines and immunopathogenesis team in the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, talks with President Donald Trump as he tours the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Evan Vucci/AP Callies Commentary | Dec. 21, 2020 I first learned of Dr. Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Corbett back in Oc...

Letter to the Editor: Wade vaccine column spot-on I’d like to thank the Daily Republic for publishing an excellent commentary Dec. 9 by Kelvin Wade on your Opinion Page (“Are you ready to take a vaccine for Covid-19?”) As the president and CEO of NorthBay Healthcare, I well understand our health care organization must share our confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine, and our belief it will be the proverbial light at the end of a very dark tunnel. But as a member of the African-American commun...

REVEALED: Every single US state is being advised to consider ethnic minorities as critical groups for vaccination with HALF prioritizing black and Hispanic residents over white Half of US states mentioned racial equity in their plans for vaccine rollout Of these, 12 states specifically mention efforts to reach diverse populations California, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Indiana are among those who have listed equity as a key principle for vaccine distribution New Jersey, Californi...

Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP The need for widespread vaccination against Covid-19 is urgent — experts say about 60 percent of people need to be vaccinated to see the vaccine’s effect on the disease that has claimed the lives of more than 300,000 Americans. But the country must first surmount a considerable challenge: convincing many everyday Americans, not just skeptics, to get vaccinated. This challenge will be doubly tough in Black and brown communities, where the coron...

Editorial Roundup: US Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 6:14 pm EDT Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ The Philadelphia Inquirer on evictions once the Centers for Disease Control’s nationwide moratorium ends: Millions of households nationwide could find themselves evicted from their homes soon after New Year’s Day as one of the last safeguards from eviction during the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nationwide eviction moratorium, is set...

Media Credit: Grace Hromin | Assistant Photo Editor U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams encouraged all patients to take the vaccine, and he urged local officials to ensure doses are distributed in an equitable manner. A group of five health care workers at the GW Hospital became the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in D.C. Monday. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams joined Mayor Muriel Bowser and medical staff at GW Hospital to present the f...

Drug companies and the government are driving the race for a vaccine. Minorities have reason to be wary of both When asked about Pfizer’s outreach to Black community members, Pfizer spokesman Steven Danehy said public education about the need for vaccination and the process of developing vaccines is critical, but it requires collaboration with government and health partners. “We are already partnering with patient organizations, medical, and public health institutions to provide our expert...

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press "I would like to take a COVID vaccination in public with you," Sellers tweeted. "I think it could help bring some trust and encourage others to do so as well." The tweet followed news of former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton agreeing to get a public dose of the new vaccine for the novel coronavirus to inspire public confidence.  South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has told reporters he would get vaccinated w...

Richmond doctor: COVID-19 vaccine encouraged for all communities Richmond doctor: COVID-19 vaccine encouraged for all communities By Brent Solomon | December 14, 2020 at 10:32 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 11:27 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Although COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Virginia, it may take a while before they make it into the arms of most. That’s because they’re being distributed to healthcare workers and nursing home residents first. And now, health experts are working t...

Missouri’s first COVID vaccine doses are on the way. How do you get people to take them? By Tessa Weinberg A month later, in a revised version of the report, the paragraph was gone.  Instead, the updated plan featured a new section that targeted how the state would combat misinformation, complete with a website promising a page dedicated to “myth busters.” The revisions came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s feedback was incorporated, scaling the state’s original...