The Granddaughter of Tuskegee Study Participant Urges COVID-19 Vaccination
February 16, 2021Currents News Staff Sharon Hawks says it has been hard to hear people citing the Tuskegee experiment as one reason they’re reluctant […]
Topic: Health
How Long Will the COVID Vaccine Immunity Last?
February 16, 2021Currents News Staff In New York, more than 1 million residents are fully vaccinated, but questions and concerns still remain. The Centers […]
Catholic School Students Create Art for Health Care Workers After Local Piece Is Vandalized
February 11, 2021By Emily Drooby There is new artwork hanging on the side of St. Saviour Catholic Academy in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Portraits of […]
Black History Month Sees Trials, Triumphs After a Historic Year
February 8, 2021By Jessica Easthope The global pandemic COVID-19 has killed the father and grandfather of Detroit’s Keith Gambrell. “It’s very frustrating, it’s heartbreaking. […]
NY State Releases Updated Data on Nursing Home COVID-Related Deaths
February 8, 2021By Emily Drooby New York controversy continues over the number of COVID deaths in New York nursing homes. State officials released new […]
Empire Center Puts NY Nursing Homes and Cuomo Admin. Under the Microscope
February 8, 2021Currents News Staff Bill Hammond from The Empire Center, a government watchdog group, was the driving force behind the lawsuit that put […]
SOMOS Community Care Vaccination Efforts Help New Yorkers Fight COVID
February 8, 2021Currents News Staff In September 2019, Pope Francis met with a network of doctors who provide health care to ethnic minorities in […]
Faith Is Helping Woman Who Woke From Coma and Survived COVID Through Recovery
January 26, 2021Currents News Staff After Lisa Martin spent 59 days on a ventilator, 40 days in an induced coma and suffered a frontal […]
What to Keep in Mind as COVID-19 Vaccines Become Available to More Americans
January 11, 2021Currents News Staff Health officials continue to say being vaccinated is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from […]
COVID Dangers ‘Not to be Taken for Granted,’ Says First American to Receive Vaccine
January 8, 2021Currents News Staff Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first person in the U.S. to get the shot, and is now […]