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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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Major Union Health Fund Breaks Ties With NewYork-Presbyterian Due to 'Routine Overcharging'

Prices paid by the Health Fund to NewYork-Presbyterian in 2019 were more than 358% of the price that Medicare pays for the same care at the same hospitals, the union says
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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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Rat Sightings on the Rise in Bed-Stuy

Rat Sightings on the Rise in Bed-Stuy

The City has recorded a 32% increase in rat sightings in the neighborhood this year on last
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COVID-19 Update in Brooklyn: Mask Advisory Issued as New Variant Spreads

New York City has issued a public health advisory recommending residents wear a mask while indoors and in public spaces
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Could Oral Antiviral Pills Be a Game-Changer for COVID-19? An Infectious Disease Physician Explains Why These Options Are Badly Needed

Could Oral Antiviral Pills Be a Game-Changer for COVID-19? An Infectious Disease Physician Explains Why These Options Are Badly Needed

Nearly two years into the pandemic, it has become starkly clear that we need better treatments for COVID-19 for people in the earlier stages of disease.
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As Jumaane Williams Announces 'Miracle Baby,' Office Releases Deep-Dive Report Into NYC's Problem Caring for Black Moms

As Jumaane Williams Announces 'Miracle Baby,' Office Releases Deep-Dive Report Into NYC's Problem Caring for Black Moms

In NYC, Black babies are three times more likely to die in their first year of life than white babies, the report states
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​7 Ways to Get Proactive About Climate Change Instead of Feeling Helpless: Lessons From a Leadership Expert

​7 Ways to Get Proactive About Climate Change Instead of Feeling Helpless: Lessons From a Leadership Expert

By: Thomas S. Bateman , University of Virginia Humans do not capitalize nearly enough on our most significant evolutionary advantage: a unique ability to take forward-looking actions that influence the future for the better.
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