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Feinberg’s Pathogen Genomics research team identified the strain through sequencing analysis of a COVID-19 specimen, which confirmed it as the P.1 variant first identified in the United States in late January in Minnesota. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the individual who did not report having traveled out of state has been contacted and notified.
Some research has suggested the P.1 variant is more infectious and may be more resistant to vaccine antibodies, but the IDPH cautioned that more research is needed to confirm the information.
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The Newly-Established Society of Black Pathologists Seeks to Address Healthcare Disparities and Pathology Workforce Diversity
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CHICAGO (PRWEB) February 25, 2021
Providing quality care for all patients requires an understanding of the diseases that disproportionately impact minorities. The newly-created Society of Black Pathologists (SBP), a nonprofit organization based in Chicago, IL, aims to encourage more Black and under-represented minorities to enter the pathology profession and enhance leadership development in an effort to provide more equitable care. Part of SBP’s mission also includes conducting research that carefully examines healthcare issues that pose greater risks to people of color.
“Expanding the pipeline so that more Black and Brown professionals enter the pathology and laboratory medicine workforce is critical to addressing health inequities,” said Carla L. Ellis, MD, FASCP, President of the SBP and Associate Professor of Patholog