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Atlanta, Georgia – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) have been honored by the Latin American Association (LAA) with the Pacesetter Award for their work in providing COVID vaccinations to Latinx communities in Georgia. DPH has partnered with CORE and LAA to host vaccination events that bring vaccine to people in communities where they live and work. Through this collaboration, we are able to provide education about COVID vaccine and answer questions or dispel misinformation that leads to vaccine hesitancy. 'The collaboration between…
The post DPH and CORE Honored by Latin American Association For COVID Vaccine Collaboration appeared first on The Atlanta Inquirer.
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
Sundar Pichai addressed employees in an internal email after thousands of them publicly criticized the tech giant for pushing out a top artificial intelligence researcher.
South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison is being looked at as the frontrunner for the next Democratic National Committee chairman
Yes, the Timberwolves have talent, yet year after year they lose.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci sat with Dr. Wayne Frederick, president of Howard University, and Ambrose Lane Jr. on behalf of the... View Article
The post Fauci: Time for Black community 'to put skepticism aside' about vaccine appeared first on TheGrio.
John E. Brent was the second African-American to design a 'colored' YMCA, Buffalo's Michigan Avenue YMCA. It opened in April 1928 and became the cultural center of Buffalo's African-American community. It costed $200,000 to build, half of which is donated by Buffalonian George Matthews. It boasts a cafeteria, gymnasium, swimming pool, barber shop, tailor shop, […]
In mid-November, as President Donald Trump railed against the election results, his wife, first lady Melania Trump publicly agreed with his sentiments. But privately, a handful of days after the final state tally, the first lady tasked an emissary with discreetly finding out what was available to her in terms of budget and staff allocation for post-White House life. While […]
ABC 7 will present a virtual town hall examining the latest developments in the Covid-19 vaccine, the plan for distribution to high risk communities in Chicago, and efforts to mitigate vaccine safety concerns. ABC 7 Anchor/Reporter Cheryl Burton will moderate this hour-long event, OUR CHICAGO: VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY available on abc7chicago.com Thursday, December 10 … Continued
The post ABC 7 Chicago hosts Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccine and Concerns appeared first on Chicago Defender.
With T.W. Garner Food Co. expected to move the bulk of its operation to Lansing Drive and the Maize Woodruff Aviation Center scheduled to open next fall, things seem to be taking shape in the area surrounding the Smith Reynolds Airport. But for several people who live in the vicinity of the airport, the future is still unknown.
The post Neighborhood’s future in limbo as Smith Reynolds, FTCC Aviation Center move forward appeared first on WS Chronicle.
While Congress debates another potential round of PPP funding for small businesses, the urgency for this money is becoming more acute by the minute. Alignable's latest poll conducted from 12/5 to 12/7/20 among 5,500 small business owners reveals that 85% say additional funding is very important for the survival of their businesses from now to June 2021. On […]
The post 85% Of Small Businesses Need New Federal Funds Now appeared first on Milwaukee Community Journal.
[Dalsan Radio] Minister for Africa for the UK Government James Duddridge visited Baidoa, the capital of the South West on Tuesday.
“Fifty years of making a seat at the table and building a pipeline for those to come, and 50 years as the ‘Conscience of the Congress,'” said Congresswoman Bass, adding, “On behalf of the entire Congressional Black Caucus, congratulations to the members of the Executive Committee for the 117th Congress.”
Natalie Desselle Reid, who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film “B.A.P.S.” and on…
The post Actress Natalie Desselle-Reid Passes Away at 53 appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
Data News Staff Edited Report In what is historical times for African Americans and women running for elected office; there is another historic first that took place in Jefferson Parish on Election Night. Sharlayne Jackson-Prevost [...]
The post Sharlayne Jackson Prevost becomes first African American elected Judge of Second Parish Court Division A in Jefferson Parish appeared first on New Orleans Data News Weekly.
[Monitor] Arrangements have been finalised through which survivors of gender based violence (GBV) can access timely legal information and assistance to access justice.
For most, the year 2020 has been the most trying year of our lives. The…
The post Is It Worth It? Adding up the Cost of Escalating Violence appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
By Joseph G. Phillips, Sports Editor The Chicago Crusader Newspaper The Chicago Bulls look to kick off their 2020-2021 NBA season on Wednesday, December 23, against their Eastern Conference opponents the Atlanta Hawks, with a starting lineup featuring Coby White, Zach LaVine, Otto Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and Lauri Markkanen. The Bulls will face […]
Twitter users used the hashtag #CrybabyTrump to poke fun at President Donald Trump's cries about the 2020 election results.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These next few months might be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Despite the grim outlook, the CDC announced it had reduced the recommended minimum quarantine time for those exposed to the virus from 14 days.
Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the expansion and refurbishment of Practical Instruction Centres in the Hopetown, Beterverwagting and Fellowship villages.
The article Tenders in for major expansion at practical instruction centres appeared first on Stabroek News.
Black women leaders have a recommendation for Dianne Feinstein, California’s senior U.S. Senator: consider giving up your own seat so that California Secretary of State Alex Padilla can fill it. Their call is to appoint a Black Woman with political experience and a track record of success – someone who will be ready on day one to serve.
The post Black Women Leaders to Sen. Feinstein: Give Up Your Own Seat for Sec. Padilla appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
A lawsuit that President Donald Trump is now calling “the big one” in his effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election is helmed by an embattled Texas ally who is likewise trying to reverse his own skidding fortunes. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Electoral College […]
The post Trump’s election fight puts embattled Texas AG in spotlight; State Sen. Royce West reacts appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.
A white biker charged in the killing of a 27-year-old Black woman in Oklahoma told authorities \"I'm glad I killed that f--king b---h,\" after confessing to
As the “Red Table Talk” grows in popularity, more and more celebrities are making their way over to come to sit at the literal red table and, for once and
… economic well-being of black Americans is a health care … white Americans. And for black Americans under the age of … at the time.
Unsurprisingly, African Americans are suffering more health issues … future of equity for black Americans starts with physical and …
