The rate of breakthrough cases reported among those fully vaccinated is well below 1 percent in all reporting states, ranging from 0.01 percent in Connecticut to 0.90 percent in Oklahoma. The rate of breakthrough cases in the District of Columbia stands at 0.04 percent. Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National...
CDC Director Urges Parents to Get Their Teens Vaccinated
In an e-mail statement, Dr. Rochelle Walensky urged parents who may have questions to speak with their child’s health providers or with local pharmacists or health departments. “I strongly encourage parents to get their teens vaccinated, as I did mine,” Dr. Walensky asserted. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior...
Following CDC Recommendations, Mayor Cantrell Lifts Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
By Constance M. Gistand, MD, MPH, FACP On the heels of the the Centers for Disease Control announcement on Thursday, May 13, 2021, that people who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors in most situations, the city of New Orleans is lifting its mask...
Mayor Makes Push to Get More Black and Brown Residents Vaccinated
Mayor LaToya Cantrell wants to see more Black and Brown New Orleanians get the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s necessary, she says. “The only way out of this is going to be getting our people fully vaccinated,” the Mayor said during a round table with local Black press. Just under 38 percent...
Government, Community and Faith-based Leaders Join Forces to Champion the Fight Against COVID-19
By Darryl Sellers 2021 has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight against COVID-19. More transmissible variants of the coronavirus which have emerged are swiftly sweeping their way across the United States. This latest trend in the year-long pandemic is especially troubling for Black people...
Changing Your Diet
by Vince Faust, NNPA Newswire This time of year everybody wants to get next year off to a good start by changing old bad habits. One of the biggest changes most people start is changing their diet. To succeed you need a good plan. Changing your diet takes patience, persistence...
Don’t be 1 in 3
One in three. That’s the price women pay for cardiovascular disease. While nearly 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented, heart diseases continue to be a woman’s greatest health threat, claiming the lives of 1 in 3 women. That’s a third of mothers, sisters, and friends. It’s time...