Covid-19 Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/category/covid-19/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:39:51 +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/category/covid-19/ 32 32 182193136 Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots Available Soon https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/09/15/updated-covid-19-booster-shots-available-soon/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:39:47 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=241260 The FDA’s approval of updated booster shots comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise across the U.S. with the spread of new Omicron variants.

Breanna Reeves The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and authorized the emergency use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are designed to target the Omicron variant XBB.1.5. Following […]

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]]> 241260 One Shot: FDA Advisory Committee Adopts New COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/01/30/one-shot-fda-advisory-committee-adopts-new-covid-19-vaccine-strategy/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 06:38:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=238571 The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) considers new vaccine strategy.

Breanna Reeves | In the first meeting of 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) unanimously voted to adopt a new […]

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]]> 238571 Latest COVID-19 Variant XBB.1.5 Spreading Quickly, Overcoming Some Components of Immunity https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/01/12/latest-covid-19-variant-xbb-1-5-spreading-quickly-overcoming-some-components-of-immunity/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:15:23 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=238300 Dr. Ben Neuman, Chief Virologist of the Global Health Research Complex at Texas A&M University, explained how the XBB.1.5 appears to grow well and has a little bit better affinity for the receptors in our lungs. “It is better at holding on to people, essentially, than some of the previous strains it evolved from,” Dr. Neuman said.

Breanna Reeves | A little over one week into the New Year, many continue to wonder: Will COVID ever go away? The short answer is: No. The long answer is […]

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]]> 238300 ‘Tridemic’ Warning as RSV, COVID-19 and Influenza Cases Rise https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/12/10/tridemic-warning-as-rsv-covid-19-and-influenza-cases-rise/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237935 In combination with COVID-19 and an early and worsening influenza season, hospitals around the state are reporting higher than normal cases resulting from Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV-related illnesses.

Breanna Reeves |  As COVID-19 cases increase and hospitals are overwhelmed with hospitalizations related to Respiratory Syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) Virus or RSV-related illnesses, coupled with a worsening influenza season, public health […]

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]]> 237935 Disparities in Access to COVID-19 Therapeutics  in Communities of Color https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/12/10/disparities-of-access-to-covid-19-therapeutics-in-communities-of-color/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:02:46 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237929 Treatment options are available for those who test positive for COVID-19. However, some communities, particularly communities of color, have difficulty accessing treatments as a result of not knowing where to get treated and not being offered the option by health providers.

Breanna Reeves | Ethnic Media Services hosted a media briefing in partnership with California Black Media and the California Department of Public Health on Dec. 8 to emphasize the importance […]

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]]> 237929 Long Haul COVID-19: Learning to Be Your Own Advocate https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/12/04/long-haul-covid-19-learning-to-be-your-own-advocate/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 02:25:22 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237892 Community members cheer during a town hall event on Long Haul COVID hosted by the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) at the University of California, Riverside on Nov. 30, 2022 at Ecclesia Christian Fellowship church in San Bernardino, CA.

Breanna Reeves | “One of the most important questions your doctor should ask you is ‘tell me your story,’” Dr. NanaEfua Afoh-Manin said as she addressed the audience. A little […]

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]]> 237892 What You Need to Know About the Updated COVID-19 Boosters https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/09/11/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-updated-covid-19-boosters/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 01:00:39 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=235740

Breanna Reeves | Updated vaccine booster doses are now available at local pharmacies, doctor’s offices and community health centers. Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of updated […]

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]]> 235740 Long Haul COVID in the Black Community https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/09/06/long-haul-covid-in-the-black-community/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:15:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=235570

Breanna Reeves | The University of California Riverside’s Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) hosted the first town hall of many on the topic of long haul COVID-19 on August 30 […]

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]]> 235570 New COVID-19  “Bivalent” Boosters Will Protect Against Highly Contagious BA5 Variant https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/09/01/new-covid-19-bivalent-boosters-will-protect-against-highly-contagious-ba5-variant/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 03:06:16 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=235558

Breanna Reeves | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for the use of […]

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