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The Week in COVID-19 (01/18/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The Week in COVID-19 (01/18/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The CDC has said cloth face masks do not offer as much protection as surgical masks or respirators, and is urging NYers to get high quality face masks to protect against COVID-19
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Here’s Where (and How) You Are Most Likely to Catch COVID – New Study

Here’s Where (and How) You Are Most Likely to Catch COVID – New Study

Which of our once-familiar activities is safe? And how safe exactly? These were the questions we sought to answer in our latest research.
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From Delta to Omicron, Here’s How Scientists Know Which Coronavirus Variants Are Circulating in the US

From Delta to Omicron, Here’s How Scientists Know Which Coronavirus Variants Are Circulating in the US

By sequencing enough coronavirus genomes, scientists are able to build up a representative picture of which variants are circulating in the population overall.
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The Week in COVID-19 (01/10/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Although New York City is still facing a surge in COVID-19 cases with the new Omicron variant, there are positive indicators the city could have passed the peak of the surge
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Governor Hochul Announces Healthcare Workers to Get $3K Bonuses as Part of $10B Investment Plan

The governor announced the $10 billion healthcare plan as part of her State of the State Address Wednesday
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During a COVID-19 Surge, ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ Involve Excruciating Choices and Impossible Ethical Decisions for Hospital & Staff

During a COVID-19 Surge, ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ Involve Excruciating Choices and Impossible Ethical Decisions for Hospital & Staff

When health systems are moving toward crisis conditions, the first steps we take are to do all we can to conserve and reallocate scarce resources.
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The Week in COVID-19 (01/03/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The Week in COVID-19 (01/03/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

On Monday, students across the city return to the classroom despite record high numbers of COVID-19 infections
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CDC Shortens Isolation Period for Some, As NYC Offers $100 for Booster Shots

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reduced the isolation period for those who have COVID-19 but are asymptotic to five days
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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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