COVID-19

The next several months could bring hurricanes, floods and fire, on top of the pandemic currently raging through the country. How do you shelter...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We encourage all Black churches and businesses to remain closed during this critical period. The denominations and independent churches represented in...

"Sidelining me in the middle of this pandemic and placing politics and cronyism ahead of science puts lives at risk and stunts national efforts...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic:The FDA issued...

According to a report issued yesterday by the Pew Research Center, the majority of Americans believe the President was too slow in responding to...

Using modeling that displays their 30-day recommendations to avoid gatherings and travel Dr. Birx displayed a chart that revealed the possibility of up to 2.2 million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. in a worst-case scenario.  

"Don’t be a hero. The only heroes are the healthcare professionals. The bottom line is COVID-19 is real. It is not a game or a conspiracy. It is here and spreading rapidly and we must take as many precautions as possible to stay safe.” -- Stacy M. Brown

We now know that there are not enough tests to detect the coronavirus, nor enough ventilators to treat all of those who are ill.

Where before we could rely on the presence of symptoms in others to assess our level of risk (i.e., coughing or sneezing, sweating, fever), now it appears that reducing the chance of personal contact may not be enough.