Fewer than 10% in the US have antibodies to the novel coronavirus

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2020-09-26 09:02:41

• Health officials warn coronavirus spreading faster through community spread

  RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - In the past 48 hours, the Virginia Department of Health has reported more than 17,000 new positive COVID-19 cases, and the experts say the recent holiday travel season is not the only thing fueling the high case numbers. Monday, the state saw the second-highest daily total...Read Full StoryCoronavirusVirusCovid-19 TestsCommunity SpreadCatPoliticsPublic HealthHealth OfficialsHealth Care ProvidersCommunity HealthWWBTCommonwealthCommunity TransmissionStrainPeopleJoe BidenRalph Northam

• Chilkat Valley residents get COVID-19 vaccines doses at nearly 10 times the national rate

  Roughly 40% of the Chilkat Valley—home of Haines and Klukwan—has gotten a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s nearly ten times the national average. The clinic is run by a tribal health non-profit that gets its vaccine through Indian Health Services rather than the state. It’s been prioritized because it’s so remote.Read Full StoryCovid-19 VaccinesPfizerPublic HealthVaccine DosesPopulation HealthCommunity HealthHerd ImmunityIndian Health ServicesThe Haines Health CenterClinicCOVIDSEARHCIHSSkagwayChilkat Valley

• Microsoft campus near Seattle will be used to administer COVID-19 vaccine

  Microsoft is turning its empty campus into a COVID-19 vaccination site. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is working with the state of Washington and local hospitals to open up buildings at its headquarters for vaccine administration. Microsoft President Brad Smith made the announcement Monday as part of Gov. Jay Inslee’s...Read Full StoryCovid-19Public HealthTechnology CompanyPharmaciesRedmondCommunityStarbucksCostcoGeekWireKaiser PermanenteThe National GuardSalesforceOracleTwitterJay Inslee

• Caitlyn Jenner Says She's "Too Controversial" For the Trans Community

  Caitlyn Jenner is addressing her reputation as a 'controversial' figure in the trans community. In an interview with The Skinny Confidential Him & Her podcast, the former reality star said she's accepted that she is an outcast in the trans community because of her beliefs and background. The topic arose...Read Full StoryCelebritiesTrans PeopleHollywoodHappy PeopleThe Trans CommunityRepublicanLGBTQ OrganizationsTypecastStarThingsElliot PagePodcastHost Michael BosstickCaitlyn Jenner

• Keeping it all in the community

  Jeff Nett has been a business owner in Stillwater for more than 20 years and is now overseeing one of the newest locally owned businesses in town, Trax Discount Depot.Nett was the owner of the former Hall of Fame Book Trader, which provided textbooks to Oklahoma State University students for many years. After defying doubters of himself and of the industry, Hall of Fame Book Trader closed last year after more than two decades of business.Nett said he believes locally owned businesses are essential, and with that in mind, wanted to open a new business to continue being a member of the Stillwater business community. “We just wanted to continue doing something,” Nett said. “We wanted to keep the employees we had and we wanted something new. The bookstore business was kind of dying with the internet and all of the digital things, there just weren’t very many textbooks anymore so we wanted to do something different.”Nett said he wanted to employ those from Hall of Fame Book Trader at his new business, and hired many of the former employees of the bookstore to work at the depot. Trax Discount Depot, 3304 N. Perkins Rd., opened Nov. 23. Nett said a friend of his father in law owns a similar store in Perry, and he helped Nett to a degree in helping set up his store in Stillwater. Opening a new business in the tough financial landscape that was 2020 brought some challenges, Nett said, but the store has seen success in its first several weeks. “The reception’s been very positive. It’s taken off fairly quickly,” Nett said. “Sales have been good and the reaction has been very positive. People seem to like the store. It’s a fun place. We’re just very excited about our new venture here and we think it’s going to be successful.”Trax Discount Depot is a store that offers a variety of inventory. Nett jokingly said one needs to kind of see the store themselves to see the diverse options available. Offered are many types of building materials. Nett said things such as exterior and interior doors, paint, tile, laminate flooring and many home goods. The store also offers things like toys, clothing, shoes and even snacks. The store’s inventory is likely to change to some degree over the ensuing months as to what is offered. But Trax Discount Depot is a locally owned store which Nett said has a goal of providing good deals to people in the Stillwater community. For more information, visit traxdepot.com.TextbooksCommunityBusiness StudentsBusiness PeopleBusiness SuccessBusiness OwnerTrax Discount DepotHall Of Fame Book TraderOklahoma State UniversityPerryBusinessesBuilding MaterialsClothingJeff Nett

• Five potential spots for new businesses, development in Laurens

  When new businesses open in Laurens, comments on social media center around what businesses they want to see locate in the community. When the new car wash began construction, people said they wished it had been a coffee shop, QT, Krispy Kreme or a steak house. For a business to...Read Full StoryCar WashCoffee ShopArchitectureCoffee HouseIce Cream ParlorBusiness DevelopmentCommunity DevelopmentProperty DevelopmentRetail BusinessParking SpaceQTKrispy KremeGoLaurens.comTodd DistributorsThe Echo Theater

• GCC’s annual Food Drop will bring food boxes to over 6,000 families this Saturday

  ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. – Granger Community Church in Granger and Elkhart is hosting its annual Food Drop for families in need, and both church campuses are looking for volunteers to help distribute boxes of food. This Saturday, January 23, volunteers will be meeting in the parking lots of the...Read Full StoryLocal FoodFood PantriesFood DriveFood TrucksVolunteersCommunityHomeless SheltersFood DropGCCGranger Community ChurchSouth Bend :Food BoxesKitchenMethodist ChurchST. JOSEPH COUNTY

• Historic Black church saved by volunteers

  WEST BADEN SPRINGS, Ind. — A historic church, nearly lost to time, is getting new life with a preservation project years in the making. The small white chapel is one of the last structures representing Black history in West Baden Springs. It's been saved by volunteers, faith leaders and neighbors...Read Full StoryChurch RenewalBlack HistoryBlack CommunitySegregationBlack ChurchesVolunteersChurch LeadersHistoric Black ChurchWest Baden Springs HotelThe First BaptistThe Second Baptist ChurchWest Baden HotelFrenchFacebook.com / WBCRPWorshipElizabeth Mitchell

• Santa Cruz Elks Lodge donates more than $5,000 to local families in need

  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824 has raised more than $5,000 for their Adopt-a-Family holiday program. The donation was spent on clothes, toys, and food for local community families in need. The program supported several local organizations including, JMJ Home, Siena house, Santa Cruz Volunteer Center,...Read Full StoryCommunityLocal FoodHoliday GiftsCalif.The Santa Cruz Elks LodgeJMJ HomeWalnut Avenue FamilyCruz ElksUnwrapped GiftsSiena HouseToysClothesWomenKION

• Food giveaway helps those in need on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WNDU) - In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a free food giveaway at Benton Harbor’s Central Fire Station helped serve those in need Monday. “It’s important any day for people to have access to food, but this is a day of remembrance and a day of acknowledging a very strong individual in our world,” United Way of Southwest Michigan President and CEO Anna Murphy said.Read Full StoryFood InsecurityCommunityVolunteersWNDUUnited WayCEO Anna MurphyRemembranceMich.Feeding AmericaHopeTodayFireMartin Luther King Jr.Jerry Edwards

• Letter: Free Clothes Ministry seeks assistance with keeping doors open for those in need

  We at Free Clothes Ministry are reaching out seeking assistance with keeping our doors open to the public so we may continue to serve the community in which we live. We have served the community of Victoria and surrounding area with giving free clothes and other essentials to families and individuals in need for over 10 years and with your help we can continue to provide these free services for many more.Read Full StoryOpen DoorsFree WaterOpen WaterBuilding MaterialsFree Clothes Ministry 'sProsperity BankMinistry Of CharityClothesClothingEssentialsMonetary DonationsCommunityRepairsAreaFounder/director