The Voice of the Black Community
COVID-19
| As variants lurk, continued COVID testing is crucial |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2021 |
| As North Carolina’s COVID-19 vaccination numbers go up, the number of people getting tested for the virus has gone down. While that could be a sign of hope that virus spread has slowed because of the millions of people who are fully or partially vaccinated in this state, it also troubles public health experts. Mark McClellan, founding director of the |
| Diverse volunteers sought in new COVID clinical trial |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2021 |
| A new clinical trial to evaluate treatments for early COVID-19 patients is looking for volunteers, particularly among communities of color. Rise Above COVID is raising awareness of ACTIV-2, a nationwide clinical trial conducted by the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. Medical personnel running the trial understand the barriers they are up against trying to |
