How to Keep Tabs on COVID Through Wastewater Testing in NYC
Department of Environmental Protection microbiologist Alexander Clare helps test wastewater samples for the coronavirus inside at a lab at the Newtown Creek facility in
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With COVID Surging, Here’s What You Need to Know About Tests, Treatments and Vaccines
A health care worker signs people in outside an urgent care COVID testing site on Dyckman Street in Inwood, Oct. 6, 2021. Ben Fractenberg/THE
…How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered
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The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, …
New Covid variant BA.6 ‘likely’ present in US, experts warn as calls for masking return
Written by: Brendan Taylor/ insiderpaper.com
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A new Covid variant called the BA.6, which has led to discussions about bringing masks …
Covid Makes a Comeback, But New Vaccines Are Around the Corner
By: Sunita Sohrabji / ethnicmediaservices.org
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…Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions
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Post-COVID Conditions
Some people who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can experience long-term effects from their infection, …
The Future of COVID, As the Story Unfolds
New York, NY, USA – June 10, 2022: A DocGo mobile COVID-19 vaccine van. (Shutterstock)
Written By: Linda Nwoke
Many people wonder if the …
Post-Pandemic, Let’s Fix How We Rate Public School Performance
Pre-dating the Brooklyn Bridge or the Empire State Building, the New York State Regents Exams, established in the 1860s and given in grades 9-12, …
Discussing Pediatric RSV with Experts – Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
By Linda Nwoke
Over the past few weeks, the Pediatric intensive care units in U.S. hospitals have been experiencing an overflow in cases of …
A Pandemic Lesson: Older Adults Need to Go Back to Their Doctor and Make Preventive Care a Top Priority
By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, The Conversation
Older people have borne a higher burden of illness and death from COVID-19, with people 65 and older experiencing …