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Colin Powell's death highlights urgency of vaccination, experts say
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The COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against hospitalization and death. But they are not perfect. Experts stress that widespread vaccination is critical to give an added layer of protection to the most vulnerable, such as retired Gen.
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Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state who helped shape American foreign policy for decades, has died of complications from Covid-19, his family said.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19, his family announced in a statement. He was 84. His family said in a statement the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was fully vaccinated and had been receiving treatment at Walter Reed National…
By Devan Cole, CNN Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Face…
Former Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell died on Monday due to complications from COVID-19, his family said. He was 84. Powell's family announced his death in a post to Facebook. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S.
Despite getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Colin Powell remained vulnerable to the virus because of his advanced age and history of cancer. An explainer.
Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died.
Among America's leading military and political figures for decades, Powell served three Republican presidents in senior posts and climbed to the top of the military as it was regaining its vigor after the trauma of the war in Vietnam, where he served two tours.
In a slightly different timeline, Powell runs for president as a Republican in 1996 and becomes the first black major-party nominee. Maybe even the first black president....
Powell was elderly, a known risk for severe Covid, and suffered from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that studies show can make the shots less effective.
Powell's family said that he died Monday of complications from COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Powell served as secretary of state under George W. Bush.
Powell, who was 84, suffered from multiple myeloma as well as Parkinson's disease and was due for a coronavirus vaccine booster shot, his longtime spokeswoman said.
