The city Education Department has ended most Covid restrictions for students, although teachers still have to be vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Vaccination and Immunization”
Why a Century-Old Vaccine Offers New Hope Against Pathogens
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system. Source: New York Times
Polio May Have Been Spreading in New York Since April
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
A new study from the C.D.C. provides more details about a polio case detected in New York last month, and suggests the virus has been spreading elsewhere for a year. Source: New York Times
$5 for Spaghetti Sauce? Shoppers Are Rushing In.
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
As inflation squeezes consumers, they are flocking to liquidator stores, which offer deals on items that retailers couldn’t sell. Source: New York Times
Polio Is Worrying Parents. Doctors Say Vaccination Is the Answer.
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
Poliovirus has been detected in New York City wastewater, but children who are up-to-date on their vaccinations should be OK, pediatricians said. Source: New York Times
‘Frustration and Stress’: State Officials Fault Rollout of Monkeypox Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
Federal officials are not relying on an established system to distribute the vaccine, slowing immunizations and burdening local health departments, critics say. Source: New York Times
Why Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage May Threaten the Immunocompromised
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
People with H.I.V. and other immune-system problems may need the full two-dose regimen, researchers say. But the shots, particularly second doses, are hard to come by. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Declares a Health Emergency
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible. Source: New York Times
How the U.S. Let 20 Million Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Expire
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
At the start of the monkeypox outbreak the U.S. stockpile contained just 2,400 doses of vaccine, a far cry from the more than 20 million it once held. Source: New York Times
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms. Source: New York Times
Three Pressing Questions About Monkeypox: Spread, Vaccination, Treatment
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
Containing the outbreak, scientists say, will depend on better understanding the virus’s transmission and how well available tools work. Source: New York Times
How to Get a Monkeypox Vaccine in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
More doses are set to arrive in the city in the next few weeks and will become available to people at risk for the disease. Source: New York Times
U.S. to Distribute 800,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2022
The doses were withheld pending an F.D.A. review, which has now been completed. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Spread in New York, 300,000 Vaccine Doses Sat in Denmark
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The federal government adopted a wait-and-see response to the monkeypox outbreak, calling for more vaccines to be delivered only after cases were growing exponentially. Source: New York Times
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2022
There have been more than 16,000 cases in 75 countries, overwhelmingly among men who have sex with men. Source: New York Times