Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability
By CARICOM
As the world grapples with the challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current …
The Nursing Home Didn’t Send Her to the Hospital, and She Died
Palestine Howze didn’t have COVID-19, but a law enacted to protect health providers during the pandemic could derail her family’s wrongful death suit.
By Sean Campbell, ProPublica
In early April, before COVID-19 hit her state hard, Palestine Howze was in a Durham, North Carolina, nursing home, living …
New COVID ‘Super Strains’ Could Disrupt Life Again
By Brenda Goodman, MA, WebMD
After 10 months of masks, social distancing, virtual school, fear for vulnerable loved ones, and loneliness, this is the …
How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021
By Laurel Mellin, The Conversation
After a year of toxic stress ignited by so much fear and uncertainty, now is a good time to …
De Blasio’s Push to Vaccinate NYC Public School Staff Off to a Slow Start
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Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during groundbreaking ceremony for One Madison Avenue at Madison Square Park – New York, NY – November 16, 2020 …
Backlash erupts over hospital CEO’s response to Black doctor’s COVID-19 death
By MSN
The president and CEO of an Indiana hospital has prompted backlash for releasing what medical professionals and health care advocates described as …
‘Don’t even attempt to come and watch it’: NYC’s Times Square ball drop will be closed to the public on New Year’s Eve
By Thomas Tracy, NY Daily News
It’s fitting that the year from hell should end without a celebration.
The coronavirus pandemic — in its …
A Deluge of Virus Victims and a Funeral Home’s ‘Horrifying Disrespect’
By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura, NY Times
Sharon Escobar couldn’t recognize her father.
His face was so badly decomposed that she and her mother were …
Getting the Vaccine to Undocumented Immigrants
By Linda N
The seemingly unrelenting emotional rollercoaster that became official following an announcement of a pandemic by the World Health Organization is gradually …
Hotel Industry Urges Governors to Include Hotel Employees For Phase 1b Of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
As governors and state public health agencies begin to finalize COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans for the next 1b phase, the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) is …