Singer Dies After Deliberately Catching COVID-19 So She Could Obtain a Recently-Recovered Pass
By Dan O’Reilly, MSN
A well-known Czech folk singer has died after intentionally exposing herself to Covid-19 in a bid to gain greater access …
Top NYC Doctor on a Mission to Get People of Color Vaccinated
NEW YORK, NY: Despite the surge in the variants and increasing deaths across the nation and around the world, people of color still lag …
On COVID Vaccinations, Pope Says Health Care is a ‘Moral Obligation’
Pope Francis greets the pilgrims during his weekly general audience in St Peter’s square at the Vatican on May 28, 2014. (Shutterstock)
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Our Relationship With COVID Vaccines is Just Getting Started
We probably will need additional shots. But just how many depends on our immune systems, the virus, and how often they collide.
By Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic
Walter Barker has, since the fall of 2020, had five doses of COVID-19 vaccine. He’s already starting to …
They were so careful, for so long. They got Covid anyway.
‘I’d just ruined everybody’s Christmas, including my own family’s’.
By Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post
Fareha Ahmed had been cautious since the beginning of the pandemic. She had eaten in restaurants only three times. …
Leaders Urge Americans to Cancel New Year’s Plans: ‘Omicron and Delta are Coming to Your Party’
Time Square NYC, New Years Eve – USA December 31st 2020. A nearly empty Times Square during the pandemic: Credit Kevin RC Wilson
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children: How Parents are Influenced by Misinformation, and How They can Counter It
By Jaime Sidani, Beth Hoffman & Maya Ragavan, The Conversation
Since COVID-19 vaccines became available for children ages 5 to 11 in early November …
Omicron: South African Scientists Probe Link Between Variants and Untreated HIV
By Andrew Harding, BBC News
South African scientists – hailed for their discovery of Omicron – are investigating the “highly plausible hypothesis” that the …
Full Vaccination Against Covid-19 and a Breakthrough Infection Builds ‘Super Immunity,’ Study Finds
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
A study by Oregon researchers finds that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 who have a breakthrough infection end up …
Keeping Our Kids Safe With Vaccination
By Dr. Dave A. Chokshi
As a father of a young child and the City’s doctor, it has been especially meaningful for me to …