Anna Malaika Tubbs learned she was pregnant with her first child in November 2019 while researching her first book. Already, her relationship with the stories she was uncovering about Alberta King, Louise Little and Emma Berdis Baldwin had been intensifying, the more she learned about their revolutionary role in the fight for Black equality, respect…… MORE
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The 3 things one expert hopes will help address ongoing Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
The US has an opportunity to get ahead in the Covid-19 pandemic by getting more people vaccinated — and three key things can help address ongoing concerns, one expert says. “People were worried about safety, we now have hundreds of millions of doses out there, so we have great data on safety,” emergency medical physician…… MORE
What to do if you’re planning or attending a wedding during the pandemic
They had the artsy, rustic venue, the tailored dress and a guest list including about 150 of their closest friends and family. But the pandemic had other plans, forcing Carly Chalmers and Mitchell Gauvin to make a difficult decision about their wedding — twice. “Everything was changing,” said Chalmers, a Toronto-based marketing manager whose nuptials…… MORE
Officials are urging people not to forge Covid-19 vaccine cards. Here’s why it matters
Covid-19 vaccination record cards can easily be forged, and US law enforcers are keenly aware. For weeks, the FBI has warned the public against making, selling or encouraging printouts of fake versions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s white record card. And more than 40 state attorneys general last month warned social media…… MORE
These twins were like two peas in a pod — except when Covid-19 struck
Kelly and Kimberly Standard are identical twins. But their individual experiences with the coronavirus were anything but identical. It started in the spring of 2020, when the 35-year-old sisters went to the emergency room together after experiencing fever and shortness of breath that hadn’t gotten better after a few days. Kelly, who was working several…… MORE
The average number of Covid-19 vaccines administered dipped below 2 million per day
The seven-day average of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the United States has dipped below 2 million per day for the first time since early March — a sign of the continued decline in demand for coronavirus immunizations. According to data published Saturday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the seven-day average of…… MORE
Countries in Africa fear they could become the next India as vaccine supplies dwindle
The funeral pyres in New Delhi tell the tragic story of an uncontrolled Covid-19 wave. For a world that’s grown numb to wave after wave of infection, the images of patients dying due to a lack of oxygen while others lie untended on the floor are a brutal reminder that this pandemic is far from…… MORE
Here’s what’s known about the coronavirus variants
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week it had designated a coronavirus variant first seen in India as a “variant of interest,” adding it to the growing collection of viral variants it’s keeping an eye on. Vaccine makers are so worried about the chance new variants will escape the protection offered…… MORE
CDC website now emphasizes coronavirus spreads in the air
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its explanations on how coronavirus is transmitted, stressing that inhalation is one of the main ways the virus is spread and placing less emphasis on the risk of picking it up from surfaces. The changes to the CDC website are in line with a…… MORE
Pfizer/BioNTech seek full FDA approval for their Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer/BioNTech has initiated its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for full FDA approval of its Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 16 and older, the companies said Friday. This is the first Covid-19 vaccine in the United States to be assessed for full approval from the FDA. Pfizer’s mRNA two-shot vaccine is currently…… MORE
