By Courtland MilloyColumnist Just stay calm, I tell myself. The coronavirus vaccine is coming. After signing up for a shot in Prince George’s County two weeks ago, I received a text that made me anxious: “Due to limited vaccine supply, it may take several weeks or more.” I’ve never had to wait for a lifesaving vaccine that […]
Experts say pandemic-related unemployment and loneliness could be driving alcohol use. Rates of alcohol liver disease have increased as alcohol sales and alcohol use have risen. Over time, alcohol liver disease may lead to cirrhosis, which can be deadly. In the 11 months since the pandemic began, drinking rates and alcohol sales have been steadily […]
For the first time in nearly a year, District of Columbia Public Schools reopened for in-person learning. Debbie Truong, education reporter for WAMU, explains how the first week went. This segment aired on February 8, 2021. Source: wbur
Black and Latino Americans are falling behind in the nationwide race to get vaccinated against Covid-19, even in blue states and localities praised for championing racial equity during earlier phases of the pandemic. So far, the U.S. has racial and ethnic data for only about half of the vaccine doses given. Among those, just 5 […]
A teacher who taught at a D.C. high school has died from health complications. Helen M. White was a cosmetology teacher at Ballou STAY — an Opportunity Academy that prepares young adults for college and the workplace — for 14 years. She died over the weekend. A letter from Ballou STAY principal Cara Fuller described White […]
Capitol Vista was designed for the working Washingtonian. WASHINGTON — New properties are being developed across Washington, D.C. and the surrounding metro region. And minorities only make up just 1% of all commercial real estate developers across the nation, according to Buwa Binitie, Founder and CEO of Dantes Partners. His company is trying to change […]
It’s essential to understand why some health care workers are putting off vaccinationEarly data on why health care workers are delaying the Covid-19 vaccine could help us end the pandemic sooner.
(Reuters) – Immunity from Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine should last at least a year, the company said on Monday at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference.The drugmaker said it was confident that the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology it used was well suited to deploy a vaccine based on the new variant of the coronavirus which has […]
Thinking of visiting Washington DC in the next week or so? The universe is telling you to steer clear of nation’s capital until after the US Presidential Inauguration. First, there’s the FBI memo to law enforcement agencies across the country warning of armed protests being planned for Washington in the next eight days. The National Guard […]