Coronavirus

  • Pandemic: “Biggest Disruption to College Since World War II”

    AUSTIN, Texas – A new initiative to turn around the college enrollment decline in Texas due to fallout from COVID-19 was announced on December 1st. ‘Future Focused Texas‘ is a collaborative effort to maintain the state’s college enrollment rates despite the effects of the health crisis. Texas Commissioner of...
  • Informe: COVID se dispara en los hogares de ancianos con más pacientes de color

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Un nuevo informe señala por qué COVID-19 se propagó tan rápido este verano en los hogares de ancianos de California. El estudio encontró que los centros de enfermería especializada que cumplen con los niveles de personal recomendados para las enfermeras registradas tenían la mitad de infecciones...
  • Report: COVID Soars in Nursing Homes with More Patients of Color

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new report pinpoints why COVID-19 spread so fast this summer in California nursing homes. The study found skilled nursing facilities that meet recommended staffing levels for Registered Nurses had half the infections compared to those that don’t meet the standards. And the novel coronavirus infection rates...
  • A LOOK AT THE DOUBTS ABOUT THE COVID VACCINE

    One of the most rigorous and extensive studies on the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine shows worrying figures about the distrust and fear of the communities of color in the United States, specifically Latino and African-American, to get the vaccine as soon as it is approved by the FDA...
  • LAS DUDAS SOBRE LA VACUNA DEL COVID

    Uno de los más rigurosos y extensos estudios sobre la aceptación de la vacuna del COVID-19 arroja preocupantes cifras sobre la desconfianza y temor de las comunidades de color de los Estados Unidos, específicamente latina y afroamericana, a ponerse la vacuna tan pronto como sea aprobada por la FDA...
  • ON LOK ES COMO UNA GRAN FAMILIA CARIÑOSA

    Esteban: “Como una pequeña familia en ese pequeño autobus.” On Lok PACE es una organización que cuida de la salud y el bienestar de nuestros mayores en el Área de la Bahía. Incluso durante la pandemia, los profesionales de On Lok PACE continúan ofreciendo sus servicios en los hogares...
  • ON LOK IS LIKE ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

    Esteban: “It’s like a small family in that small shuttle bus.” On Lok PACE provides care for the health and well-being of seniors in the Bay Area. Even during the pandemic, On Lok continues to offer its services in seniors’ homes. This is the case of Esteban Escobedo, driver...
  • Steps Everyone Can Take to Help Prevent a ‘Twindemic’

    In the 2019-2020 flu season, influenza caused up to 22,000 deaths in the U.S. This year, with so many medical resources being used to care for COVID-19 patients, it’s especially important to protect yourself from the flu. The annual flu vaccine can help protect you from the flu and...
  • Pasos que todos pueden tomar para ayudar a prevenir un “Twindemic”

    En la temporada de influenza 2019-2020, la influenza causó hasta 22,000 muertes en los EE. UU. Este año, con tantos recursos médicos que se utilizan para cuidar a los pacientes con COVID-19, es especialmente importante protegerse de la influenza. La vacuna anual contra la influenza puede protegerlo de la...
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