Dr. Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S. has been working as a part of an expert panel that has discovered treatment guidelines for the Coronavirus. She was invited to join the panel by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as one of twenty-seven institutes that encompass the National Institute of Health.
Read MoreDr. Ali Khan, Dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center offered his perspective in a press release earlier this month, “I would like to remind people that even though we are in a global pandemic – there’s multiple different epidemics in different regions of the country, even in the United States.”
Read MoreBlack people are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
This determination does not come as a surprise as Black communities demonstrate some of the largest health disparities in the country, and are no exception in Douglas County.
This is an opportunity to take hold of our lives and determine the long-term health of our community.
NOISE sat down with Dominique Morgan of Black and Pink to discuss their letter sent to Governor Ricketts, Director Frakes, and Inspector General Koebernick (seen below) regarding plans and treatment of individuals who are currently incarcerated in this time of coronavirus.
Read MoreTwo new cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, have been confirmed in Douglas County residents, including one that was announced Saturday, March 14, as being under investigation. The Douglas County Health Department has continued an extensive contact investigation and determined there also are additional public exposures.
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