CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The face mask recommendation from the CDC could make an impact in limiting the spread of COVID-19.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - More than 30% of COVID-19 cases are in the African American community, and many of them are hit harder with symptoms. Experts say this is due to many underlying conditions and social issues.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new meaning to the word 'superhero.' Superman and his homies can't hold a candle to the healthcare professionals, grocery store clerks, bank tellers, mail carriers, truckers, non-profit employees, civil service workers and the many more brave people who are at the forefront through this era of heaviness. Every day they sacrifice their wellness for the safekeeping of mankind.
We interviewed some of medicine's finest to gauge their experience working within the coronavirus pandemic.
Black Americans have been catching the coronavirus, getting severely ill and dying from it, at a rate higher than other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. Black Americans are also less likely to want to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to polls.