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Tag: novel coronavirus

Posted inHealth

CDC Director: Ratchet Up Preventative Measures Amid Increased COVID Spread

by WI Web Staff May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky urged state and local leaders to consider reissuing indoor mask mandates and other measures to fight the spread of the virus.

The main gateway of Bowie State University (Courtesy of M. Chambers via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEducation

Bowie State Commencement Going Live for First Time in 3 Years

by WI Web Staff May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
**FILE** The Washington National Cathedral (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHealth

Washington National Cathedral Rings Bell 1,000 Times for 1M U.S. COVID Deaths

by WI Web Staff May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
**FILE** James Page receives a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the Bowie Senior Center in Bowie, Maryland, on April 21, 2021. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inMarian Wright Edelman

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Communities Still Suffering from COVID-19

by Marian Wright Edelman May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Posted inHealth

CDC: Estimated 3 out of 4 Children Have Had COVID-19 Infection

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
At the Smithsonian Museum for a screening of “The Color of Care” are (from left) Dr. Hetty Cunningham, associate professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University; Yance Ford, the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning filmmaker and director of the film; Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium; and Keith Gambrell, who's featured in the film during which he talks about his father who died from COVID-19 after being denied care. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

‘The Color of Care’ Reveals How Treatment for COVID-19 Often Came Down to Race

by Hamil R. Harris May 4, 2022May 5, 2022
Posted inHealth

Blacks, Latinos More Cautious of COVID Than Whites: Poll

by WI Web Staff April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
**FILE** Dr. Anthony Fauci (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
Posted inCoronavirus

Fauci Says the U.S. Moving Away from Pandemic

by WI Web Staff April 28, 2022April 28, 2022
**FILE** More than 1.2 million African Americans were self-employed in February. (Courtesy of iStock)
Posted inBusiness

The Stunning Rebound of Black Small Business Owners

by Stacy M. Brown April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
**FILE** Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick (Courtesy of HUNS)
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Moving On

by WI Editorial Staff April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

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