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A Black Woman's 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 Callie's Commentary | Dec. 21, 2020 I first learned of Dr. Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Corbett back in October during Massachusetts STEM Week. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math, a...

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 community, I also understand the skepticism and hesitancy in trusting the government, especially when it c...

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, California and Kansas will focus on improving access to the vaccine by targeting transportation issues Ne...

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 coronavirus has disproportionately decimated families and where distrust of government and medical instit...

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 to expire. In September, the CDC issued an order halting all evictions nationwide. The order was si...