By Maggie Fox, Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. Members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee agreed the benefits of vaccinating younger children appeared to outweigh the
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By Jen Christensen, People with certain health conditions that make them moderately or severely immunocompromised may get a fourth mRNA Covid-19 shot, according to updated guidelines from theĀ US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDCĀ authorized a third doseĀ for certain immunocompromised people 18 and older in August. It said a third dose, rather than a
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By Rebekah Riess, Devon M. Sayers and Shawna Mizelle, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signedĀ an executive orderĀ directing state executive branch agencies to cooperate with the Alabama attorney general’s office as it challenges the Biden administration’sĀ Covid-19 vaccine mandatesĀ and, when possible, to not comply with the federal effort. “I am adamantly opposed to federal mandates related
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By Emmanuel Freeman, Tennessee State University is kicking off its 2021 Homecoming with a gospel explosion featuring Grammy and Stellar awards winning gospel legend Tye Tribbett. Known for such hit albums as āGreater Thanā and āThe Bloody Win,ā the singer, songwriter and keyboardist will headline the show in the Gentry Center Sunday, Oct. 24, beginning
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By Scottie Andrew, Weeks after his special “The Closer” wasĀ criticized for its jokes aimed at transgender people, Dave Chappelle has addressed the controversy. He’ll meet with “the transgender community” that takes issue with his jokes about trans people, he told audiences at a gig in Nashville on Sunday — but is “not bending to anybody’s
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By Lane College University, The Lane College National Alumni Association’s alumni chapters and members from all over the country presented a gift of over $113,000 to the College in a presentation during the homecoming celebration on Saturday, October 2. For many alumni, homecoming presents the perfect opportunity to give back for the difference a Lane
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, An African American historical museum in Virginia is throwing its hat in the mix to turn what was once a daunting reminder of the country’s Confederate past and in recent years, violence, into a public display of art. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville has submitted an offer to
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Courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore, After a yearās hiatus yielding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are bringing back their āSalute to Our Veteransā gala. The Thursday, Nov. 11, event pays tribute to local military veterans and gets underway at 6 p.m.
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By Angela Barajas, Martin Savidge and Christina Maxouris, Finding jurors to sit inĀ the trial for the three menĀ charged inĀ Ahmaud Arbery’s killingĀ is proving difficult in the Glynn County, Georgia, courtroom where jury selection began this week. Hundreds of people have been summoned, and from the 60 people who have been questioned since last Monday, many said
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By the Howard University Newsroom, Howard University today said it would directly distribute to students $11 million in funding from the COVID-19 related Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). The financial aid distribution represents another step the University is taking to strengthen need-based financial support to students. A total of 11,949 Howard students will receive
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