Diversity Management, News and Updates
The rampant spread of COVID-19 (the omicron variant, in particular) continues its crushing wave of infections across the U.S. Chantal Da Silva and Joe Murphy of NBC News reported on Jan. 10 that more new cases of COVID-19 infections were reported in the country than at any other time since…
In-person learning may be returning to Los Angeles schools today, but that doesn’t mean COVID-19 is no longer a problem in the nation’s second-largest district. CNN’s Cheri Mossburg reported that based on current data, more than 62,000 Los Angeles students and staff have recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Mossburg…
The White House has announced a dramatic increase in funding to assist communities of color with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mariel Padilla of nonprofit newsroom The 19th reported that the Biden administration would allocate an additional $785 million from the American Rescue Plan towards helping communities of color that have…
When New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate kicked in earlier this week, the city was forced to place an estimated 9,000 workers who refused to get vaccinated on mandatory unpaid leave. Politico’s Erin Durkin reported that “the requirement ordered by Mayor Bill de Blasio — one of the most aggressive…
We’ve known anti-Asian sentiment increased dramatically in the U.S. since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but new government data quantifies just how shockingly severe that jump has been. Based on recently released FBI data, Sakshi Venkatraman of NBC News reported that “anti-Asian hate crimes increased more than 73% in…
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that more people in America are currently receiving booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines than are getting their first shot or are becoming fully vaccinated each day. While that news is good for public health as a whole, it…
Researchers have long known that Black, Latinx and Indigenous populations were more likely to die from COVID-19 than white populations, but a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by researchers with the National Cancer Institute has finally brought some quantifiable numbers to that disturbing fact. Based on…
The American Autism Association estimates that autism now impacts out of every 59 children in the United States. And now, a change in policy at YouTube will help the tens of thousands of adults and children alike dealing with the condition to better source accurate and useful information. Disability Scoop’s…
In what has been called one of the largest-ever mass firings related to vaccination compliance, North Carolina’s Novant Health confirmed that it had recently fired 175 hospital employees who failed to comply with the organization’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Hill’s Jordan Williams reported that “approximately 375 of its 35,000-member workforce…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a study that offers another reason for companies to encourage their employees to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, as well as talking points for those still concerned about potential risks involved with getting the shot. The primary takeaway to continue…
