By Linda Nwoke On July 21, 2022, the U.S. President announced that he tested positive for COVID-19, exhibiting mild symptoms like fatigue, a slightly runny nose, and occasional dry cough, as explained by the President’s physician. Many people are in such a situation, despite receiving the COVID 19 vaccination. They might contract COVID 19 but […]
By Linda Nwoke, Journal Exclusive It’s the height of summer. Schools are out, and summer camps are in full swing. New Yorkers are traveling and exploring different sites in the city, generally enjoying life; for some alone, with family, and some with their kids. For parents, the arrival of summer break poses an emotional challenge, […]
By Edward Mcallister and Cooper Inveen, Reuters DAKAR/ACCRA, May 18 (Reuters) – It’s noisy inside the Mamprobi clinic in Accra as kids clamber over their mothers while they wait to get their measles vaccines. Outside, an area reserved for COVID-19 shots is empty. A health worker leans back in his chair and scrolls on a […]
By Kara Grant, WebMD The FDA expanded an emergency use authorization (EUA), allowing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot for children ages 5 to 11 who are at least 5 months out from their first vaccine series. According to the most recent data from the CDC, 28.6% of children in this age group have received both initial doses […]
A year after the fanfare, we need to do better by our nurses
By Eveth Green Vice President of Nursing, AdvantageCare Physicians Being a nurse is a calling and we love what we do. However, the work is challenging, especially now as we are still in the throes of COVID after nearly two years. Coming out of years of pandemic hardship, New York spent the bulk of 2021 […]
New York, NY USA – April 21, 2022: New York City, Street Pop Up PCR and Antigen Covid-19 Tent During Coronavirus Pandemic in Manhattan. (Shutterstock) By Alexander Nazaryan, Yahoo News WASHINGTON — States with low coronavirus vaccine booster rates could see COVID-19 deaths rise as strains of the Omicron variant spread across the U.S., White […]
By: Jenny Manrique The medical community is celebrating drug maker Moderna’s recent announcement that it is seeking FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccination for younger kids, though experts add they are “anxiously” awaiting further data on its efficacy and safety. “We have seen that our youngest of the patients are getting sick and hospitalized with […]
By Jill Filipovic, CNN CNN — I absolutely hate wearing a mask on long flights. I’m also appalled that masks are no longer required for air travel and on other forms of public transit. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandate was unenforceable. The US Centers […]
New York City, NY USA March 22, 2022. Covid-19 mobile testing sites offering PCR and rapid testing free of charge. (Shutterstock) By Alisa Chang, NPR The U.S. could follow the trend of the United Kingdom and see a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the BA.2 subvariant of the coronavirus, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. […]
New York City, NY USA March 22, 2022. Covid-19 mobile testing sites offering PCR and rapid testing free of charge. (Shutterstock) By Manuel Holguin Two years into the pandemic, things finally seem to be moving in a somewhat promising direction; despite the spike in COVID cases this past January, numbers across the nation have decreased. […]