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The path to vaccine equity? Address 3 fears, study suggests.

As of August 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans nationally, but only for the initial shots. FatCamera/E+...

Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19?

by Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina On Aug. 31, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the...

Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist

by Andrew Stokes, Boston University; Dielle Lundberg, Boston University; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota, and Rafeya Raquib, Boston University More than 450 people are dying...

Improving Representation in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials & Developing Better Medicines for All

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on communities of color, has been a painful reminder of the racial and ethnic disparities that...

An infectious disease expert explains new federal rules on ‘mix-and-match’ vaccine booster shots

by Glenn J. Rapsinski, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Many Americans now have the green light to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster – and the...

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America’s booster shots draws criticism from some world leaders

“Some richer countries hoard vaccines,” asserted Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the regional director of Africa for the WHO. “They make a mockery of vaccine equity,”...

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL…Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Pittsburgh

Frontline healthcare workers first to receive vaccine by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer At 9:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, a Black man, dressed in UPS brown,...

COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective according to pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer

by Danielle Sanders As the world grapples with an increase in COVID-19 cases, Pharmaceutical giants, Pfizer and BioNTech announced their vaccine against the Coronavirus is...

Pfizer reports 90% effectiveness in early vaccine trial results; Levine calls announcement ‘very positive

by PublicSource Reporters As cases surge in the United States, early results from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trials indicate it may be 90% effective at shielding...

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