With the introduction of each new covid variant, a lot of us are beginning to wonder when or if the pandemic will ever end? And to be honest, there is no correct answer to that question just yet. But we do have the answers to a lot of other questions we didn’t have...
Studies show that protection from the COVID-19 vaccines goes down over time. To lower your risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, the CDC recommends COVID booster shots for people at high risk or third doses if you are immunocompromised. The additional...
What is World AIDS Awareness Day Every year on December 1st since 1988, World AIDS Awareness Day has united people worldwide to bring awareness to those who have been afflicted by AIDS-related illnesses and to continue...
To address the new coronavirus surge, the HHS has released new information on the coronavirus booster shots. According to a joint statement from HHS and medical experts, new data suggests that a booster shot will provide maximum protection against the coronavirus for...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have reached epidemic proportions across the United States, according to the CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 report. Like many states, California’s rates are outpacing the national average for the top three...
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light healthcare inequities among the uninsured and underinsured, especially within American minority communities. Ensuring that these individuals receive care and protection against disease is a top priority among Community and...
The CDC estimated that at the end of 2018, 1.2 million Americans were living with HIV; 186,500 of those cases were a result of intravenous drug use (HIV Surveillance Report, 2020). This is a growing trend, as 2,492 newly diagnosed HIV cases were reported among people...
North Carolina is making the path for other states to follow in their attempts to control the spread of Covid-19 in their underserved communities. A lot of North Carolina’s underserved areas consist of African American and Latino populations who do not have the...
Am I Eligible to Receive the Vaccine? Right now, more than half of the U.S. population (150 million) are eligible to be vaccinated, but ultimately it is each state that makes the final decision about who goes first. The first to qualify to receive the vaccines were...
Throughout 2020, more than a million individuals contracted COVID-19 in the United States. While this placed a huge physical demand on the delivery of products and services like PPE, ventilators, and round the clock healthcare workers, it also completely loaded our...
Did You Say There is Another Virus to Worry About? The last thing we want to think about is another virus that can make us sick or cause death. Butas the weather turns colder, flu season knocks on our doors. This year more than ever, youdon’t want to let it in. What...
