By Myra Tugade WASHINGTON, D. C. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it intends to award cooperative agreements to California Department of Public Health; Georgia Department of Public Health; Health Research Inc./New York State Department of Health; Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Minnesota Department of Health; Ohio Department of Health; Washington State Department of Health; and Wisconsin Department of Health Services for acute stroke prevention. The agency description of the cooperative agreement…
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Six New Symptoms of COVID-19 Added to List Symptomatic Individuals Urged to Get Tested Atlanta – Six new symptoms have been added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) existing list of symptoms for COVID-19. The new symptoms are chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste and/or smell. These symptoms join the original symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath/difficulty breathing. Symptoms of COVID-19 typically appear 2-14 days after exposure and range from mild to severe. The Georgia Department…
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is partnering with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Fulton and DeKalb County Boards of Health to conduct an antibody testing survey to better understand how many people may have already been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Between April 28 to May 4, teams of public health professionals will visit randomly selected homes in different areas of Fulton and DeKalb counties. Household members will be asked to answer survey questions and provide a blood sample to…
The Atlanta Falcons Begin Rebuilding with Six 2020 Draft Picks; Ten Draftees from Georgia Colleges and Universities are now NFL Rookies; Twenty-one Former Georgia High School Athletes are now NFL Rookies The Atlanta Falcons managed to draft six rookies, including native Atlantan and cornerback Aundell “A. J.” Terrell Jr. from Clemson University and athletic standout from Westlake High School. Round Order NFL Team Player Position College / University Georgia High School 1 16 Atlanta Falcons Aundell “A. J.” Terrell Jr. CB Clemson Westlake High School (Atlanta, Georgia) 2 47 Atlanta…
Washington, D.C. – Today [April 23, 2020], Congressman David Scott (GA-13) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $14.3 million in grants for scholarships at the 1890 Land-Grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). This first round of annual funding was made available by Congressman Scott’s bipartisan fight to secure $80 million in the 2018 Farm Bill for new agriculture-focused scholarships for Land-Grant HBCUs, including Fort Valley State University in Georgia. “I am proud to see our Land-Grant HBCUs receive over $14 million today after I worked tirelessly for several…
Four families of former residents of Arbor Terrace at Cascade senior residence facility have filed individual lawsuits in Fulton County State Court against The Arbor Group and the company/companies that own(s) and operate(s) the facility alleging reckless conduct and gross negligence on the part of their administrators and staff in their response to the COVID-19 virus. The complaints allege that the administrators and staff at Arbor Terrace at Cascade were grossly negligent in failing to protect their vulnerable residents. The families of Mrs. Ernestine Mann, Mr. Eddie Johnson, Jr. and…
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