Family members and health care workers should take precautions, experts said. Source: New York Times
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Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2022
The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest. Source: New York Times
Gun-Related Suicides and Killings Continued to Rise in 2021, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The increases in homicides were particularly stark among Black and Hispanic men, while suicides involving firearms rose among all adults. Source: New York Times
Racial Disparities Have Marked the Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
New York City has released new data showing that Black men have received far fewer monkeypox vaccines than their share of the at-risk population. Source: New York Times
Health Chief Warns Polio Case Could Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
With increased urgency, state officials called for residents to get vaccinated against the disease after it was found in a second county’s wastewater. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers Drop Their Covid Vigilance as a BA.5 Wave Hits
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
Once among the most vigilant, New Yorkers respond to a highly transmissible new wave of Covid cases with the most New York of attitudes. Source: New York Times
The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
Longstanding weaknesses in the public health system are giving the virus a chance to become entrenched. Source: New York Times
21 Americans Infected With Monkeypox, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2022
As the number of cases outside Africa approaches 800, governments are scrambling for a limited pool of vaccines and treatments with unclear effectiveness. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries. Source: New York Times
How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus?
By Gotham Rex on May 16, 2022
The spread of the Omicron variant has given scientists an unsettling answer: repeatedly, sometimes within months. Source: New York Times
The Largest U.S. Coronavirus Hot Spot Swells Beyond Central New York
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2022
Health experts say that people in the hot spot, which includes cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, should be increasing their precautions. Source: New York Times
The Coronavirus Has Infected More Than Half of Americans, the C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
But prior infection does not guarantee protection from the virus, officials said, and Americans should still get vaccinated and boosted. Source: New York Times
What Happens When New York’s Covid Alert Level Moves to Medium Risk?
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The city will reach a yellow or medium risk level if new cases surpass 200 a week for every 100,000 residents. Here’s what that would mean. Source: New York Times
New Drug Slashed Deaths Among Patients With Severe Covid, Maker Claims
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2022
A late-stage trial was halted after strong early results, according to the company, but the data have not yet been published or peer-reviewed. Source: New York Times
New Omicron Subvariant Reaches New York: Should I Worry About BA.2?
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is causing an increase in infections, especially in Manhattan. But hospitalizations have yet to rise. Source: New York Times