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Atlanta doctors tell the real about the vaccine

RTMNews - February 9, 2021

Atlanta doctors bombarded with questions about the COVID 19 vaccine want to set the record straight about the myths so many people might have...

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and FUSE Corps Welcome Atlanta’s First-Ever HIV Executive Fellow

RTMNews - February 9, 2021

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and FUSE Corps Welcome Atlanta's First-Ever HIV Executive Fellow Executive Fellow to Help Target Health Inequities Through HIV/AIDS Prevention Mayor Keisha Lance...

Trust the Vaccine and Get Your Shot: A Black Physician’s Call to People of Color

RTMNews - January 26, 2021

With movie mogul Tyler Pery being the latest Black celebrity to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations for Black Americans, physicians and public leaders around the country...

Black Americans Are Being Vaccinated at Far Lower Rates

RTMNews - January 25, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the...

Fulton County Commission update on COVID vaccine effort

RTMNews - January 22, 2021

The Board of Commissioners of Fulton County (Georgia) received a detailed update on the Coronavirus pandemic during its Recess Meeting, Wednesday, Jan.20. Due to...

Past and Present-Racism Infects America’s Healthcare System

Kelly Washington, Contributing Writer - December 31, 2020

There is a Black and White divide in American medicine. COVID-19 is hitting African Americans and other minority ethnic groups hard, creating a renewed...

10 Days, 10 Ways to Spend Remaining 2020 FSA Funds

newsusa - December 23, 2020

(NewsUSA) - As 2020 comes to a close, the rush of the holiday season will soon turn into a scramble for flexible spending account...

Be the lifeline this holiday season at the Atlanta Hawks Blood Drive – presented by Delta Air Lines

RTMNews - December 18, 2020

Be the lifeline this holiday season at the Atlanta Hawks Blood Drive – presented by Delta Air Lines Join the team and shoot to help...

NAACP Hosts Town Hall Tonight on Navigating COVID-19 Vaccines

RTMNews - December 16, 2020

On Wednesday, Dec.16 at 8 pm EST, the NAACP will host a virtual town hall series entitled UNMASKED: COVID Vaccines. Over the last year,...

Vaccine and Race: Report says COVID vaccine may not be as effective for Blacks

Roz Edward - December 14, 2020

by Stephon Johnson While doctors introduce the COVID-19 vaccine to the public, one report suggests that ancestry could play a role in its effectiveness. In a...

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