COVID-19 Update: Omicron
The new coronavirus variant of concern, the Omicron variant, has mutated in such a way that it is overcomes immunity from past infection or vaccination. It likely spreads just as easily as the Delta variant,…
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COVID-19 Springdale Update: Breakthrough Infections and Vaccinating Children
On the afternoon of Friday November 5, the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese hosted another COVID-19 Vaccine clinic at the Center for Nonprofits in the JTL shop in Springdale, Arkansas. Among the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese…
Churches, Concerts and Apartments Host Pop-up Clinics
We saw as many covid-cases in August and September as we did last December and January. The coronavirus that we knew last year, that we thought we had learned how to live around, leveled up….
Our Voice Matters and Nuclear Testing
MEI (Marshallese Educational Initiative) recently hosted a series of events, Our Shared Nuclear Legacy, June 29-July 1 including a youth day, commemoration and equity panels. With a critical discussion of nuclear testing, climate change, the…
Alpha and Delta Variants – Vaccines Part 2
The Greek alphabet, the precursor to all modern European alphabets, has been around for about 3000 years. Adapting the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted of only consonants, the Greeks added a few more symbols, such as…
Wā Kuk Wā Jim̧or – Vaccines Part 1
In a recent conversation with Consul General Eldon Alik about covid and this past year, he recounted a clever turn of phrase in one of many meetings. He was encouraging everyone to get vaccinated and…
Moderna Vaccine Available for Marshallese and other High Risk Groups in Arkansas
The following Walgreen stores will have limited doses of Moderna intended for target health equity groups across the state of Arkansas. Vaccines are available to adults 65 years and older; adults 18-64 years old with…
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…
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…