New York, NY. July 31, 2020 – The New York State Senate Health Committee approved Governor Andrew Cuomo’s nomination of Guillermo Chacón, to the New York State Minority Health Council. The Council was created in 1992, to consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of minority health in the State of

The impact of COVID-19 has been overwhelming. We are extremely concerned, alarmed and shaken by the impact of COVID-19 on our nation and especially among racial/ethnic minorities. We are also concerned about the institutional impact on organizations led by people of color providing HIV/STI/HCV services to racial/ethnic minorities. COVID-19 has already

Statement from the National Association of County and City Health Officials  July 15, 2020 The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), on behalf of the nearly 3,000 local health departments across the country, is deeply concerned with any move to fragment COVID-19 related data collection, which could add further

https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-impact-on-nycs-latino-community (check LCOA's Important Media Presence) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BGOA3IZRtU By: Monica MoralesPosted at 6:19 PM, Jul 02, 2020  and last updated 7:26 PM, Jul 02, 2020 CORONA, Queens — Queens, and Corona specifically, are considered one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 crisis. in New York. The Latino community has been among the hardest hit with a disproportionate number of

- Veklury is the First Approved Treatment Option for COVID-19 in the European Union -- FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for Veklury®(remdesivir) as a treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. The conditional marketing