Tag: COVID-19
A COVID-19 vaccine could be just weeks away for the most vulnerable among us. Here’s what we know so far.
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Why is Being Vaccinated Against the Flu Important in the Fight Against COVID?
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The seasonal flu and COVID-19 can present similar symptoms, and so protecting against the flu can help avoid confusion.
A strong immune system is the first line of defense against infection.
Had a conversation with school officials about COVID-19 reopening plans and heightened racial tensions, and how that might impact your child this fall?
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Why Has COVID-19 Disproportionately Impacted African Americans?
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African Americans are more likely to have preexisting conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity, putting them at a higher risk of complications from the coronavirus.
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Credit Social Technologies with Keeping Us Hanging on During Quarantine
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They’ve kept us connected to one another, granted us public spaces to share and grieve, allowed those of us lucky enough to be able the ability to work from home – and then, when all else failed, helped us dance it out.
For Detroit’s artists, maintaining stability, sanity and inspiration is a special challenge right now.
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PepsiCo Launches $7 Million COVID-19 Initiative for Communities of Color
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The company has committed to helping Black and Latino communities in Detroit and around the country.
Health care workers, DPD police officers and firefighters, paramedics and DDOT bus drivers get a free McDonald’s breakfast every day through the end of May.
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Rihanna, Big Sean, Jack Dorsey Donate $3.2 Million to COVID-19 Relief in Detroit and Flint
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A consortium of funders, led by Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Start Small donate $3.2 million for local COVID-19 response.
These Detroiters contracted the novel coronavirus and got sick, but they’re still standing strong – and sharing their stories.
Disparities exist all through Black America that we can blame for why COVID-19 has its foot so aggressively on our necks.