NAMIC Presents The Science Behind Getting Vaccinated Moderator: J.D. Myers II, Senior Vice President & Virginia Region Manager, Cox Communications Panelists: Robert Drummond, M.D., Ph.D., Urgent Care Lead Physician, Director Of Laboratory Services at Optum Barney S. Graham, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Director, Vaccine Research Center Chief, Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory And Translational Science Core Vaccine Research…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmaB9uuN-xU Acclinate and UAB are pushing to get more people of color vaccinated. The groups created a new website Alabama CEAL to educate people about the vaccine. Learn more in the video above. This story was originally published on WVTM13.com
https://youtu.be/BDUAuqbrh0M Dr. Jayne Morgan sits down with Dr. David Hicks, Deputy Health Director for the Jefferson County Health Department to talk about the responsibility of doctors to educate the public on COVID-19 and why it is important to get vaccinated. If doctors don’t step up and offer their educated perspectives, misinformation will fill the information…
Mass vaccination clinics operated this week by selected hospitals in each of the eight public health districts throughout the state have reached large numbers of persons eligible for COVID-19 vaccine.
The Heart of the Issue Part 3: Dr. Morgan and Pastor Patrick Sellers on Addressing the Pandemic as a Faith Leader Watch the Video Now Sponsored by There are a lot of questions still surrounding the pandemic, the vaccine and minorities’ response to both. In times of uncertainty, it is always good to go back…
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As Moderna is set to begin working on a COVID-19 booster shot to combat the new South African variant of the virus, the United States’ leading infectious diseases expert called the move “prudently cautious.” Speaking to Newsweek Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated the pharmaceutical company’s move to…
A new and more highly transmissible COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, has been identified in three Alabama residents.
This article was originally published on WAAY-31. As President Biden begins ramping up his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, part of its focus will be geared to “protect those most at risk and advance equity.” Tiffany Whitlow, co-founder of Acclinate, said having that as one of the core seven goals of Biden’s coronavirus response and the large…
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted health care disparities in the United States, but a new study puts that issue into sharper focus, finding that Black and Hispanic people with type 1 diabetes who get COVID-19 are much more likely to have serious complications or die. The study found…
