Just as African-American, Latino and Native American adults are disproportionately affected by the pandemic, so too are their children. In the last week, 3 African-American teens have died from COVID: Schwanda Corprew (17), Tyler Fairley (17) and Jayln Fletche (15)
Ashley Tunnell from Benton County Tennessee and mother of two is fighting for her life on a ventilator after contracting COVID-19 while pregnant. wkrn.com/news/it-has-be…
Per the news report, Ashley is not vaccinated.
Vaccines are safe and protect against severe disease.
4 Broward County Florida Educators die from COVID in 24 hours.
“Within a 24-hour span, we had an ASSISTANT TEACHER pass away, a TEACHER at her school pass away, an ELEMENTARY TEACHER pass away and another TEACHER at a high school.” miami.cbslocal.com/2021/08/12/bro…
Tragically, over the past two weeks, 4 Marion County Florida school employees also died from COVID. They were memorialized by @LostToCovidocala.com/story/news/cor…
Mississippi will open a 50-bed field hospital and the federal government will send medical professionals to help treat patients as COVID-19 cases continue surging in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S lmtonline.com/news/article/M…
Hundreds of Mississippi students tested positive for the coronavirus last week and more than 4,000 students and hundreds of teachers and staff were quarantined after possible exposure to COVID-19. clarionledger.com/story/news/202…
Dr. Steven Stack, past-president of the American Medical Association & Kentucky Public Health Commissioner: Kentucky has a 61% increase in the number of COVID-19 patients on LIFE SUPPORT in one week. At this rate in two weeks we will blow past our previous peaks
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner: If you have a non-urgent inpatient procedure scheduled in the next few weeks, if you were my family member I would encourage you to reschedule it. The next month is not a good time to be in a hospital if you don't have to be.
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner discusses a COVID-19 chain of transmission involving a church: There is no such thing as your side of the canoe is leaking. Folks we're in this together, you better believe that for real.
37 y.o. Edmonda Betsuie from Las Vegas Nevada was pregnant when she contracted COVID. Her baby survived, but mom died. Her heartbroken husband Matt, just lost his sister and now weeks later, his wife #SoulLostToCovidfacebook.com/meaghan.levy/p…
Women are concerned about getting vaccinated during pregnancy. There is a lot of misinformation out there, but vaccines are SAFE. Too many pregnant women are dying from COVID.