New York City will take a patient’s race into account when distributing potentially life-saving COVID treatments, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene revealed on their website.
The city will “consider race and ethnicity when assessing individual risk,” reads the agency’s official guidance from Dec. 20, which adds that “longstanding systemic health and social inequities” can contribute to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19.
The guidance applies to both the distribution of monoclonal antibodies and oral antivirals like Paxlovid and Molnupiravir.
Imagine being born in 1900. When you are 14 years old World War I begins and it ends when you 18 with 22 million deaths. Shortly after, in 1918 a global pandemic, the Spanish Flu kills 50 million people.You come out alive and free, and you are 20 years old. Then at 29 years you … Read more
Kwanzaa, is an annual holiday affirming African family and social values that is celebrated primarily in the United States from Wednesday, December 26 to Saturday, January 1. Both the name and the celebration were devised in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana studies at California State University in Long Beach and an important figure in Afrocentrism. Karenga borrowed the word kwanza, meaning “first,” from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, adding the seventh letter, an extra a, to make the word long enough to accommodate one letter for each of the seven children present at an early celebration. (The name Kwanzaa is not itself a Swahili word.)
Kwanzaa’s creator was convicted in 1971 of torturing two women. According to the LA Times, he made them strip, burned them with a soldering iron, beat them with night stick, & put detergent and running hoses in their mouths. Which of the 7 principles was he following?”
Although Kwanzaa is primarily an African American holiday, it has also come to be celebrated outside the United States, particularly in Caribbean and other countries where there are large numbers of descendants of Africans. It was conceived as a nonpolitical and nonreligious holiday, and it is not considered to be a substitute for Christmas.
Each of the days of the celebration is dedicated to one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa:
“Fear not”, Linus drops his blanket. His blanket, his comfort and security. He is unafraid in the Lord. Linus drops his most precious possession to spread God’s Word. Retrieved from A Charlie Brown Christmas: “I guess you were right, Linus. I shouldn’t have picked thislittle tree,” said Charlie Brown. “Everything I do turns intoa disaster. … Read more
Mini Bacon Gruyere Spinach Frittatas are a delightful combination of flavors that go together perfectly. They’re easily made ahead of time, making them ideal for a brunch or a quick grab and go breakfast. A single recipe makes 12 A delicious frittatas, which will set you up for breakfast all week long. They keep well … Read more
