In Africa, only 4% of people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Leaders had once hoped to have 60% of people living on the ... Read More
Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up
Los Angeles has become the first major school system in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all students 12 and older. ... Read More
Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
The United States' early rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations may have saved nearly 140,000 lives, a new study suggests. One missing piece of ... Read More
Early Data Shows Rise in Breakthrough Infections Among the Vaccinated
Preliminary data from seven U.S. states show that the arrival of the Delta variant in July may be fueling a rise in breakthrough infections ... Read More
U.S. to Recommend Booster Shots for Most Americans
There are now 169 million Americans vaccinated in the U.S., according to Our World Data. With the rise of the Delta variant, there has been ... Read More
The Worldwide COVID Threat to Black People
The word pandemic, as defined by Dictionary.com means, “a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.” ... Read More
New Study Shows Blacks Vaccination Rates Much Higher Than Publicized
BlackDoctor.org (BDO), the leading health and wellness site for Black Americans has proven to be extremely successful in getting Blacks ... Read More
Needed or Not: Covid Booster Shots May be on the Horizon
Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a booster shot in order to be effectively protected against new variants ... Read More
Why are people in Missouri Secretly Getting Vaccinated?
The Covid-19 vaccine has become so polarizing and controversial that some people in Missouri are getting inoculated in secret for fear of ... Read More
New Mask Rules has L.A. County Asking the Vaccinated to Help the Unvaccinated
Los Angeles County’s rise in coronavirus cases over the last two weeks has posed a challenge in that 99% of the people getting sick are ... Read More
5 Good Reasons for Kids to Get the COVID Vaccine
"Parents need to know that COVID-19 shots are safe and effective for kids age 12 and older," experts says. While the Pfizer vaccine is ... Read More
COVID ‘Surge Teams’ May Be Coming To Your Town
The White House is readying COVID-19 "surge teams" to send to communities with low vaccination rates to help combat the rapidly spreading ... Read More