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Biden to Expand Access to at-Home COVID Kits: 4 Essential Reads on the Critical Role of Rapid Tests

Biden to Expand Access to at-Home COVID Kits: 4 Essential Reads on the Critical Role of Rapid Tests

President Joe Biden has outlined plans to massively ramp up COVID-19 testing in an effort to curb – or at least slow – the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant across the U.S.
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The Week in COVID-19 (12/27/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

On Monday, the City's private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect, affecting about 184,000 businesses.
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BK Lab That Leaves People Waiting for COVID Test Results Gets Warning from AG

BK Lab That Leaves People Waiting for COVID Test Results Gets Warning from AG

Brooklyn-based laboratory LabQ Diagnostics has left people waiting over 96 hours for COVID-19 test results despite advertising a 48-hour turnaround
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The Week in COVID-19 (12/20/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

New York is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, as Omicron becomes the most common variant among new virus cases in the U.S.
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How Effective Are Vaccines Against Omicron? An Epidemiologist Answers 6 Questions

How Effective Are Vaccines Against Omicron? An Epidemiologist Answers 6 Questions

Best estimates suggest vaccines are around 30%-40% effective at preventing infections and 70% effective at preventing severe disease.
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Figuring Out Omicron – Here’s What Scientists Are Doing Right Now to Understand the New Coronavirus Variant

Figuring Out Omicron – Here’s What Scientists Are Doing Right Now to Understand the New Coronavirus Variant

How effective are the antibodies people already have at fighting off omicron? If you got the booster shot, are you protected? Or if you had COVID-19 and then were vaccinated?
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How Can Scientists Update Coronavirus Vaccines for Omicron? A Microbiologist Answers 5 Questions About How Moderna and Pfizer Could Rapidly Adjust

How Can Scientists Update Coronavirus Vaccines for Omicron? A Microbiologist Answers 5 Questions About How Moderna and Pfizer Could Rapidly Adjust

If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it’s possible that existing vaccines won’t be as effective as they have been.
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NYC’s Private Sector Workers Must Be Vaccinated by Dec. 27: Mayor

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the new vaccine mandate and said proof of two doses of vaccine would be required for indoor activities
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Will Omicron – the New Coronavirus Variant of Concern – Be More Contagious Than Delta? A Virus Evolution Expert Explains What Researchers Know and

Will Omicron – the New Coronavirus Variant of Concern – Be More Contagious Than Delta? A Virus Evolution Expert Explains What Researchers Know and

Omicron is very unusual in that it is by far the most heavily mutated variant yet of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Chance Encounters in the Workplace Help Build Trust – So How Do You Replicate That Online?

Chance Encounters in the Workplace Help Build Trust – So How Do You Replicate That Online?

Studies and surveys are consistently clear: most of us don’t believe our productivity has been harmed, and those who do are offset by those who think they are more productive.
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