NNPA NEWSWIRE — The unanimous opinion among our doctors was if your child can get vaccinated, they should. The only thing that has proven to be effective so far in fighting COVID-19 is the vaccine, they said. While a tiny fraction of people has died from the vaccine, more than 600,000 have died from the disease. Children under the age of 12 cannot be vaccinated, though pharmaceutical companies are working on a vaccine for them.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks About His and Wife’s Covid Diagnosis
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an exclusive telephone conversation from his hospital bed on Sunday, August 22, the renowned civil rights leader expressed his ongoing support for vaccinations while explaining why his wife, Jacqueline, had not received the vaccine. “I have had both my shots,” Rev. Jackson said in the telephone call from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “My wife did not receive the vaccine because she has pre-existing conditions that were of concern.” Jackson maintained the importance of vaccination, noting that there are more stringent variants of the coronavirus.
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With the Lowest Death Rate, D.C. Ranks Among Safest States During COVID
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As of Thursday, August 19, approximately 51 percent of the American population is vaccinated. The authors spell out that some states are safer than others. The District of Columbia enjoyed the least overall deaths from Covid, followed by Vermont, California, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey had the highest vaccine rate.
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LIVESTREAM REPLAY: “SHOULD I TAKE THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE?”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Ebony Hilton serves as the moderator for a panel comprised of fellow physicians who are also members of the NNPA’s Coronavirus Task Force: Dr. Taison Bell, Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb, Dr. Cameron Webb, and Dr. Rochanda Mitchell.
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Biden: States Should Open Vaccinations to All Adults by May 1
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 529,000 Americans have died since the pandemic began, and nearly 30 million have contracted the virus. “We all lost something,” the President declared. “A collective suffering, a collective sacrifice, a year filled with the loss of life. In the loss, we saw how much there was to gain. An appreciation, respect and gratitude,” he uttered. Within his first hours in office, President Biden launched a comprehensive strategy to defeat the pandemic. He noted that in the seven weeks since, the Administration has delivered more than 81 million vaccinations and more people can visit their loved ones again.
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A Slave’s African Medical Science Saves the Lives of Bostonians During the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’d like to read about people who made impacts but are not entertainers, musicians, and those we hear about every Black History Month,” said Kisha A. Brown, the founder and CEO of Justis Connection, a service that connects the top legal talent of color to local communities.
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OP-ED: A Question for Black Americans: Vaccine or Body Bag?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black people, who are at the greatest risk of dying from Covid 19, have the lowest rate of receiving the vaccine, it appears, for two reasons: one, we have logistical issues of appointment, locations and transportation; and two, we actually have people refusing to take the vaccine in spite of current scientific data developed by a Black scientist that proves the vaccines save lives.
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Top White House Official Cedric Richmond Affirms to African Americans: “You’ve Got a Friend in President Biden”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Let past actions give you an inference on how serious the President is on racial equity,” stated Senior Advisor and Director Richmond, the former Congressional Black Caucus Chair. “On the first day in office, the President signed an executive order holding every department accountable. We are absolutely dead serious about racial equity. He said he would make it a priority through the whole of government, and we will monitor and move the ball.”
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Dr. Ebony Hilton Leads Call for ‘Secretary of Equity’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The vision of the position is to use objective information and analytics to create and support a culture of inclusion and belonging where individuals from all diversity dimensions, racial and ethnic identities, ages, nationalities, social and economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religious, political and ideological perspectives, and physical and mental abilities, are able to thrive and be actively engaged,” her letter continued.
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My inside-out look at a vaccine trial
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Vaccines from Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna, both approved by the Food and Drug Administration, are already protecting millions of healthcare personnel in America. The potential is there to save lives. However, many African Americans harbor a strong distrust of the healthcare system, and are raising questions. They are not alone.
