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The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

Corbevax uses old technology. But most importantly, its creators have waived proprietary rights.

Old Vaccine Technology Offers New Hope Against Covid 19

Uzair Hammad '24, Editor in Chief February 9, 2022

Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, from Texas Children’s Hospital, created a vaccine called CORBEVAX which uses older medical technology to protect the developing world from COVID-19, in contrast...

These signs suggest the division in US society around vaccine mandates. SCOTUS sided with anti-vax mandate side last week.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers

Uzair Hammad '24, Editor in Chief January 21, 2022

As the Omicron variant sweeps through the country, President Joe Biden tried to leverage the power of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to control the spread of the virus by instituting...

The Biden Vax Mandate

The Biden Vax Mandate

Anna Hastings '26, Writer September 23, 2021

On Thursday, September 9, President Biden established new COVID-19 vaccination requirements that could affect almost 100 million Americans. He announced this new mandate at the White House saying, “We’ve...

Covid Testing has become fairly quick and easy.

AA Should be Testing More

Quinn Ennis '22, News and Features Editor May 7, 2021

The Academy’s system of testing the entire student population for COVID-19 weekly was, while annoying, effective. With this method, the school was able to limit community spread, catching individual...

EDITORIAL: Why you should get vaccinated

EDITORIAL: Why you should get vaccinated

The Academy Advocate Editorial Board, Writer May 5, 2021

More than a year after New Mexico instituted a statewide lockdown in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, stores, schools, and workplaces are reopening and New Mexicans are returning to a semblance of normalcy....

New Mexico Leads the Nation in Vaccination Rates!

New Mexico Leads the Nation in Vaccination Rates!

Keira Hadlich '23, Writer April 9, 2021

Since the beginning of the pandemic, people around the world have placed their hope in a possible vaccine. Now, the vaccine is a reality, and everyone is scrambling to get in line to receive a dose and...

Anti-Vaccine Propaganda

Anti-Vax Movement

Keira Hadlich '23, Writer February 12, 2021

Vaccines, invented in the late 16th century, are one of the safest and most effective ways to stay healthy. Vaccines expose our immune systems to viruses in a controlled environment, allowing our body...

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