April Ryan

After the Shots: Rising Illnesses and the Growing Threat of Bird Flu

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Medical professionals are concerned there is something else on the horizon

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11 months ago

June 2, 2025

Man Sitting In The Chair In Hospital And Getting His Chicken Pox Vaccine. Professional Nurse Is Performing Injection And Putting A Patch On. Public Healthcare Concept. (Photo by Goroden Koff)

By April Ryan

The shift in the federal response to stopping covid vaccines for certain segments of society, the increase in cases of measles and the uptick in COVID and flu at the beginning of the year has Americans pondering what we know or don’t know. Medical professionals are concerned there is something else on the horizon. Bird flu is a concern. Dr. Jehan El-Bayoumi, a practicing physician and instructor at Georgetown University Medical Center, spoke with Black Press USA on the rise in these illnesses and concerns the medical profession has.

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April Ryan

White House Correspondent April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black reporter covering urban issues from the White House - a position she has held for over 28 years, since the Clinton era. She is the longest-serving Black White House correspondent in history. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her unusual insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation's past presidents.

April is the Washington D.C. Bureau Chief for BlackPressUSA.com.