Tag: health
Ellis: What to know about COVID-19 Variants
By Glenn Ellis
Over the past several months, researchers in the United States have identified a host of new strains (or variants) of the COVID-19...
Drew: COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With the timeline for availability of having all Americans wishing to take the COVID-19 vaccine being pushed back due to the...
Ellis: A dose of reality
By Glenn Ellis
Never before has such a large-scale vaccine rollout taken place with such urgency and aimed at so many people. There are currently...
U.S. tops 100 million Covid vaccine doses administered
CNBC
The United States on Friday topped 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About 35...
Drew: More Myths vs. Facts about the COVID-19 Vaccines
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With the onset of a third federally authorized vaccine currently being shipped to states and vaccination sites throughout the country, there...
Ellis: The COVID-19 Vaccine Question Few can Answer
By Glenn Ellis
There are several different types of COVID-19 vaccines in development; but what do they really do?
All of them are expected to teach...
Ellis: COVID Killed 25 of my Friends. Here’s What I Learned
By Glenn Ellis
Dear COVID-19,
You have killed over 500,000 innocent women and children; 25 of them were my friends. People are scared and overwhelmed after...
Is Double Masking and Glove Wearing really Necessary?
By Fletcher Allen
UAB News
Throughout the pandemic, people have had to adapt quickly to changes in recommendations from experts — start wearing masks, practice proper...
Drew: Smartphone-based tool for COVID-19 vaccine check-ins
By Samuetta Hill Drew
We have spent several weeks exploring the different aspects of the two-federal authorized COVID-19 vaccines – Pfizer-BioTech and Moderna. Past articles...
Ellis: Community, herd immunity and COVID-19
By Glenn Ellis
Even though the speed of the COIVD -19 vaccination campaign has improved somewhat, there are still millions and millions more doses yet...