As people are traveling and gathering indoors for the holidays, recent data has confirmed the fears of public health experts: California and the Bay Area are seeing a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations.
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COVID-19 has become deadlier for Black Californians since the widespread availability of vaccinations, and vaccine hesitancy could be among the reasons why. People of other races, who have higher vaccination rates, have seen death rates rise, but not as dramatically.
With the pandemic about to enter its third year, COVID-19 is everyone’s “business.”
The Black Women Organized for Political Action turned Martin Luther King Jr.’s words into action on Saturday, hosting a “Black and Vaxxed” community event at the Kyle’s Temple A.M.E Zion Church Community Garden.
CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As of December 20, 2021, Omicron has been detected in most states and territories and is rapidly increasing the proportion of COVID-19 cases it is causing.
The Omicron variant, which is now dominant in the United States and spreading faster than any variant yet, has already pushed daily coronavirus case counts higher than the peak of the recent Delta wave. By most estimates, the country is in for a significant winter surge.
The omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, discovered just a few weeks ago, is poised to dominate Covid-19 cases around the world. It’s a stunning new twist to the pandemic saga that has countries scrambling to prepare.
There’s no doubt the ongoing COVID 19 crisis unmasked deep-rooted racial inequities in our health care system. African-Americans are dying of the virus at startling rates compared to whites. The prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, and other underlying conditions mean Black people are especially vulnerable.
W. Kamau Bell joins Black health care workers in an open, honest conversation that gets to the heart of Black people’s questions. An extensive library of FAQ videos cover an array of vaccine-related topics. More content will be added as new information becomes available.
