We didn’t like the “stay in shelter” order from our leaders. We didn’t like to stay home for several months without going out to restaurants or visiting our friends. Of course, we didn’t like it and [...] Continue Reading
Vacunar A Los niños Puede Ser Vital Para Controlar COVID-19
Casi un millón de niños de 5 a 11 años han sido vacunados en Estados Unidos desde que fue aprobada la vacuna Pfizer-BioNTech para este grupo etario el pasado 20 de septiembre. Los esfuerzos por [...] Continue Reading
Universal or Selective Boosters?
Administering third shots of the Covid-19 vaccine has become a hotly debated issue in recent weeks. The White House plan for the boosters to reach the entire population contradicts the guidelines of [...] Continue Reading
Cuba Is Vaccinating and It Works (Imagine That!)
Cuba is vaccinating faster than any other country in the world, in terms of the percentage of population. Currently, more than 90% of vaccine-eligible people have had at least one dose and 63% are [...] Continue Reading
Marching for Women’s Reproductive Rights
Just a few weeks ago, on Sept. 1, Texas implemented one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. Women are only allowed abortions before a pregnancy hits the six-week mark. By this time, health [...] Continue Reading
Latino Essential Workers on Covid and Vaccines
By Jim Mendez Background As a retired Latino physician in California, I have been troubled about the severe, negative impact Covid-19 has had on the health of Latinos.3,4,8 Based on April 1, [...] Continue Reading
Pandemic Continues to Take Major Toll Despite Effective Vaccines
By Sunita Sohrabji The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing to take a major toll, despite the availability of proven mitigation measures and effective vaccines, said four subject matter experts from the [...] Continue Reading
Safe Schools in the Covid Era
The beginning of a school year is always a time of excitement but also of stress for schools, parents and students, and this year was not the exception; on the contrary, these emotions were [...] Continue Reading