Mayor Eric Adams plans to end certain mask and vaccine mandates in hopes of restoring a sense of normalcy. Some health experts think he should wait. Source: New York Times
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Nearly 3,000 N.Y.C. workers will be fired on Friday if they don’t get vaccinated.
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Source: New York Times
Nearly 3,000 N.Y.C. Workers Have a Day to Get Vaccinated or Be Fired
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has embraced a vaccine mandate for city workers and warned that thousands would get fired this week if they were not vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Can Omicron Cause Long Covid?
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
It is too soon to know, scientists say, but mild initial illness may not signal reduced risk. Source: New York Times
What the Omicron Wave Looks Like at One Brooklyn Hospital Emergency Room
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2022
The nature of this variant, combined with widespread vaccine use, may make it seem less severe in some ways than earlier ones. It doesn’t always feel that like that here. Source: New York Times
As Omicron Cases Surge, CDC Shortens Isolation Times for Many Americans
By Gotham Rex on December 27, 2021
Hoping to prevent further disruptions to daily life, the C.D.C. reduced the period that certain infected Americans must sequester. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
The agency issued revised guidelines as Omicron cases climb and hospitals grapple with worker shortages that have left wards understaffed. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Canceling Shows Due to Positive Covid Tests
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Broadway, where cancellations were once vanishingly rare, has seen a raft of them as positive coronavirus tests among cast and crew members have upended productions. Source: New York Times
New York Businesses Ordered to Require Masks Indoors or Vaccine Proof
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
Some Republican officials criticized the move, which Gov. Kathy Hochul labeled a “wake-up call” to areas where vaccination lags. Source: New York Times
Will Eric Adams Keep N.Y.C.’s Newest Vaccine Mandate?
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
It was unclear if the incoming mayor, Eric Adams, who is on vacation in Ghana, intended to enforce a vaccine mandate for private employers. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Endorses Covid Vaccine Booster Shots for All Adults
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
As infections rise, Americans over 18 will be permitted to get extra doses. But it’s not clear boosters really are needed by so many people, or that the shots will turn back the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Is the Coronavirus Getting Better at Airborne Transmission?
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2021
The Alpha variant traveled more efficiently in small droplets, two new studies found. The Delta variant may have continued this evolution. Source: New York Times
They Never Could Work From Home. These Are Their Stories.
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2021
A parallel universe of millions of employees did not have the luxury of thinking about returning to the office — they never left. Six workers share their experiences. Source: New York Times
It’s a Day of Firsts in N.Y.C. Schools, and Here
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
In a milestone moment, New York City’s one million schoolchildren are expected back in class today. Source: New York Times
What the First Day of School May Look Like in Two Weeks
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2021
On Sept. 13, roughly one million public school students in New York City are set to return to their classrooms with no remote option available. Source: New York Times