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Posted inCOVID-19, Health

There’s a New COVID-19 Variant Spreading. Here’s What We Know.

Kenya Hunter headshot by Kenya Hunter January 12, 2023September 28, 2023

President Joe Biden might have declared, “The pandemic is over,” but a new Omicron subvariant is a reminder that COVID-19 is still with us.  The new culprit behind a rise in COVID-19 cases is the XBB.1.5 variant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, XBB.1.5 represents over 27% of COVID-19 cases nationwide. In […]

Posted inCOVID-19, Health

What We Know About the Latest COVID-19 Spike in Georgia

Kenya Hunter headshot by Kenya Hunter July 18, 2022September 16, 2023

Nearly three years into the pandemic, we’re still seeing new variants emerge. Recently, a new subvariant of Omicron, BA.5, has led to a spike in COVID-19 cases in metro Atlanta. The Omicron subvariant is even more transmissible than its predecessors.  “It is a nightmare in its transmissibility, but it doesn’t seem to be more deadly […]

A pile of surgical masks
Posted inCOVID-19, Health

How the New CDC Mask Guidance Affects You

Kenya Hunter headshot by Kenya Hunter March 3, 2022September 14, 2023

Since the start of the pandemic, Black residents in metro Atlanta have been hit especially hard. Despite a drop in cases statewide, Black patients make up 40% of hospitalizations while representing one-third of the population in the state.  Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted the focus of its guidance for mask wearing, […]

Nurse Paula Richardson in van
Posted inCOVID-19, Health

How This Decatur Nurse Brings Rapid Covid Tests to Black Communities

by Sydney Sims February 1, 2022September 14, 2023

Paula Richardson was concerned. The ICU nurse at Emory Medical Center saw first-hand the disparities in access to COVID-19 testing, and worried that new variants would further impact Black and low-income residents. So, in February 2021, she took matters into her own hands. First, she started working out of the only space she had available: her […]

COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits
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How to Find Free at-Home COVID-19 Tests in Atlanta

by Jewel Wicker January 30, 2022September 13, 2023

Attempting to stay up-to-date with the latest COVID-19 news and recommendations sometimes lead you down a path that seems to involve more questions than answers. While the omicron peak may have recently passed, experts warn that now is not the time to ease up on the recommended safety protocols. Still, with the prices of recommended […]

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