covid-19 Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/tag/covid-19/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Tue, 28 May 2024 17:37:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BVN_logo_square-32x32.png covid-19 Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/tag/covid-19/ 32 32 182193136 California Changes COVID-19 Isolation Recommendations https://blackvoicenews.com/2024/01/26/covid-19-isolation-recommendations-california/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=242945 Earlier this month the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) broke with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over isolation guidelines for those diagnosed with COVID-19.

California has changed their COVID-19 isolation recommendations, recommending that people who test positive for COVID-19 but without symptoms should wear a mask and stay home for up to 10 days, while those with symptoms should stay home until their symptoms improve.

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]]> 242945 Prepare for a “Tridemic”: Flu, RSV, and COVID-19 https://blackvoicenews.com/2024/01/25/respiratory-infections-covid-19-rsv-flu/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:45:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=242938 According to Dr. Jose Luis Perez, Chief Medical Officer at South Central Family Health Center in Los Angeles, “There are more than a hundred different viruses that cause upper respiratory infections. Those include COVID19, RSV and the influenza virus.” Pulse oximeter captures measurement of oxygen saturation level in the patient's body.

During the holidays, emergency rooms and urgent care facilities saw an increase in patients with respiratory infections due to the COVID-19, RSV, and influenza viruses, which are commonly referred to as a "tripledemic" or "tridemic".

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]]> 242938 Tapestry: “The Cultural, Ethnic, and Racial Threads of an Evolving Community” https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/12/15/multiracial-population-surge-2020-census/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:43:04 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=242453

The 2020 Census has revealed a profound transformation in the demographic landscape of the United States, with the percentage of people identifying as multiracial experiencing a 254% increase from 2010 to 2020, with multiracial children comprising the largest demographic group among U.S. citizens under 18.

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]]> 242453 Just in Time for Holiday Season Health Officials Warn of Uptick in COVID-19, Flu and RSV https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/21/cdc-fda-rsv-treatment/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=242279 Similar to previous years, COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are expected to increase in coming weeks.

The CDC has announced the availability of a treatment for RSV to protect infants and children against severe disease, while California officials have encouraged Californians to be vigilant about upcoming winter respiratory viruses and urged them to get updated COVID-19 vaccines.

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]]> 242279 Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 1: Holding Leaders Accountable https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/13/black-california-racism-public-health-crisis/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:55:06 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=241982 Demonstrators gather at Grand Park in Los Angeles, CA on June 3, 2020 to protest police brutality, defend Black Lives and call for the removal of former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey.

Mapping Black California’s Racism as a Public Health Crisis Dashboard is a convenient tool to analyze how governing bodies and nongovernmental organizations have declared racism as a public health crisis […]

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]]> 241982 Keeping it Real: Post COVID-19 the Black Community Must Continue Pushing for Change https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/17/keeping-it-real-post-covid-19-the-black-community-must-continue-pushing-for-change/ Mon, 17 May 2021 21:06:51 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229345

S.E. Williams | BVN Executive Editor “Because we’ve grown so accustomed to being poor, we think it’s normal for our kids to go to school hungry. We think it’s normal […]

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]]> 229345 Black California: A Year into COVID-19 – Vaccines, Variants, Efficacy and Equity https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/05/black-california-a-year-into-covid-19-vaccines-variants-efficacy-and-equity/ Wed, 05 May 2021 12:23:29 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229228

Phyllis Kimber Wilcox | BVN Staff The COVID-19 crisis has left many grappling with the day-to-day problems this new reality has left us with. This includes everything from where and […]

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]]> 229228 Black California A Year into COVID-19: “That Shot” https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/05/black-california-a-year-into-covid-19-that-shot/ Wed, 05 May 2021 11:16:13 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229208

Phyllis Kimber Wilcox | BVN Staff  A few weeks ago on a beautiful spring day,  I found myself having a socially distanced conversation with a man at a bus stop.  […]

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]]> 229208 By the Numbers: COVID-19’s Impact on Black California Data Dashboard https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/04/17/black-california-the-impacts-of-covid-19/ Sat, 17 Apr 2021 22:14:19 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=228982

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