A Tale of Two Vaccines: Fighting COVID-19
In an interview with New Zealand Pacific Beat, RMI Secretary of Health Jack Niedenthal talked about the success in using the Moderna vaccine in the urban atolls but he said they are waiting for the…
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Developments in Modern Medicine to Fight Viruses
As we know, coughing and sneezing spread the COVID-19 virus which remains infectious for up to several days. Soap destroys the virus by breaking up the fatty outside of the virus. Until recently we didn’t…
Medicaid Restoration for COFA Citizens in December 2020 COVID Relief Deal
Click here for information in English and Marshallese to enroll in Medicaid. On January 13, 2020, Micronesia community leaders from across the country hosted a virtual conference to celebrate and discuss next steps in the…
Tracking the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in NWA
Vaccination plans vary by state, but current information can likely be found online from your state’s department of health. The Arkansas Department of Health is tracking the distribution of the vaccine and current phase of…
Comments about Vaccine Outreach among Marshallese Taken out of Context
On December 28, 2020, a KNWA report on a Fayetteville Board of Health meeting suggested that minority populations would be the hardest to convince when it came to getting the Covid-vaccine. The news story specifically…
Understanding COVID-19 Data: Data Dashboards
Do you ever wonder where to go to get updated COVID-19 information in real-time? One place to start is with websites with “data dashboards” also called “data trackers.” With all the news coming out about…
A Showcase of Marshallese Cooking
Enrā Pantry debuted its first cooking video on YouTube in December and they are busy working on a second video. Melisa Laelan, founder of Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, posted that Enrā Pantry will have pantry…
RMI Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa began their Covid-vaccine programs in mid-December. However, the Marshall Islands became the first independent nation in the Pacific to begin distributing COVID-19 vaccinations with just a few…
Coronavirus Vaccine im Kūrūjmōj 2020
17 Tijōmba, 2020, Salt Lake City., Ut. Rainiin Fox News eaar kadieojtok melele in ke em̧ōj an Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) kōmālimi Moderna vaccine eo im raar ba renaaj kar etale wiik in, juōn…
COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS IJOKO ELŌN̄ RI MAJŌL IE
Salt Lake City, UT., Tijōmba 5: Ilo juōn ian al ko an Len̄itwa Jeik taitōl eo an ej “Kijpāpinuwe” rikkōn al in eaar kajjitōk kajjitōk in ilo eon juōn: Ia in ke ejeppel eoon meto…
