Black and Brown families have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. So have their children. According to the National Institutes of Health, tens of thousands of children have lost at least one parent or caregiver to COVID-19. Half of them are Black or Brown. This is one of a three-part series looking at […]
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Mayor makes amendments with COVID surge, bracing for rising numbers
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com While the holiday season tune may sing it’s the most wonderful time of the year, the D.M.V. is seeing a COVID-19 surge that has many people quarantined and concerned about gathering this December 2021. With Omicron variant rampant and coronavirus rates rising in the District, Mayor […]
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Holding together after “The Glue” that bounded them dies
Black and Brown families have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. So have their children. According to the National Institutes of Health, tens of thousands of children have/ lost at least one parent or caregiver to COVID-19. Half of them are Black or Brown. This is one of a three-part series looking at […]
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Mayor, Council maneuvering to put guidelines in place before projected surge
By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. City Council have not seen eye to eye on handling the 19-month COVID-19 Pandemic. However, recent moves by the Mayor and City Council signal both are working to put guidelines in place before a possible surge of the pandemic […]
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College students look to stay safe this winter break
By Chris Barylick Special to the AFRO With the fall 2021 academic semester drawing to a close and the freedom of a weeks-long winter break for undergraduate and graduate students only days away, there comes the question of how to stay safe from COVID-19 this holiday break. Where the pandemic was thought to be under […]
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Do you have questions about the COVID vaccine for kids? This pediatrician has answers.
By Adrienne Collier, MD, pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, many parents are excited to experience the sense of relief and security that comes with knowing their kids are protected. As a mother of four, I felt relieved when the vaccine received […]
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Health disparities hit survival rates for cancer, COVID
By Jayne O’Donnell, Julianne Hill and Enijah Brennon Leana Wen knew her mother, who got winded walking to her car, wasn’t simply anxious or depressed. But that’s what the medical doctors treating Sandy Ying Zhang thought and that’s what mattered. It was the early 2000’s and Wen was in medical school, but her mother scoffed, […]
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South African president tests positive for COVID, mildly ill
By Andrew Meldrum The Associated Press South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Dec. 12, his office said. Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced. He is self-isolating in Cape Town and is being monitored by […]
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South African doctors see signs omicron is milder than delta
By Andrew Meldrum The Associated Press As the omicron variant sweeps through South Africa, Dr. Unben Pillay is seeing dozens of sick patients a day. Yet he hasn’t had to send anyone to the hospital. That’s one of the reasons why he, along with other doctors and medical experts, suspect that the omicron version really […]
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Omicron v. Delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical
By Laura Ungar and Andrew Meldrum Associated Press As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the future of the pandemic. Can the latest competitor to the world-dominating delta overthrow it? Some scientists, poring […]
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District offers in-home vaccines and boosters
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com The District is making it even more accessible, simple and safer to protect families and residents from the COVID-19 pandemic. Families with people ages 5 and older are now able to be vaccinated by scheduling an appointment from the comfort of their own homes, in their […]
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The Caregivers: COVID-19 changed the roles for many of today’s Black grandparents
By D. Kevin McNeir Washington Informer Senior Writer The Caregivers is a unique series focused on the challenges and triumphs of caregiving. These stories have been created through a strategic partnership between AARP and Word In Black. Franklin and Vivian Wilds, both in their late 70s and residents of the District since 1971, consider themselves fortunate despite […]