Extra vaccine doses were expected to lower infection rates. But the shots also seem to be preventing severe illness caused by the new variant, the C.D.C. reported. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Can Omicron Cause Long Covid?
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
It is too soon to know, scientists say, but mild initial illness may not signal reduced risk. Source: New York Times
Mayor Says N.Y.C. is Winning Omicron Fight, but Experts Urge Caution
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2022
The number of known cases is still much higher than last winter, and during the devastating first wave in the spring of 2020, testing was scarce, leaving many cases unreported. Source: New York Times
A Quandary for New York Restaurants and Workers: What to Do About Omicron?
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
Without hard rules about employees who test positive, owners and workers are weighing safety against finances, and not always agreeing on the answer. Source: New York Times
New York Governor Offers Hopeful Sign as Daily Cases Fall by 47%
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2022
Source: New York Times
What the Omicron Wave Looks Like at One Brooklyn Hospital Emergency Room
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2022
The nature of this variant, combined with widespread vaccine use, may make it seem less severe in some ways than earlier ones. It doesn’t always feel that like that here. Source: New York Times
New York’s Ban on Evictions Is Expiring. What Happens Now?
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
The moratorium’s end presents Gov. Kathy Hochul with a potential challenge as she prepares to run for a full term. Source: New York Times
Citigroup’s Vaccine Mandate Prompts a Flurry of Shots
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
Unvaccinated employees will lose their jobs by the end of the month. Source: New York Times
‘It’s too much.’ Nurses say N.Y.C. hospitals are overrun with Covid patients.
By Gotham Rex on January 13, 2022
Nurses described overrun emergency rooms and hospital floors filled to capacity as they struggle to care for a surging number of patients with fewer staff. Source: New York Times
‘Mockingbird,’ Once a Broadway Smash, to Pause Production Amid Omicron
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2022
“Girl From the North Country,” a musical using the songs of Bob Dylan, also closed, with hopes of reopening in the spring, as the surge in virus cases continues to upend the theater industry. Source: New York Times
The Met Will Pay Museum Guards More Amid Covid-Related Shortages
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
Beyond recent absences caused by a surge in cases, the museum has faced some difficulties hiring guards to replace those laid off earlier in the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Hundreds at Rikers Protest Conditions, Citing Covid and the Cold
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
Detainees in one jail at the Rikers Island complex are refusing to eat Correction Department meals. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers Reflect on a Stressful Week Back at School Amid Omicron Wave
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
Two dozen interviews with parents, educators and students revealed a range of opinions about whether schools should remain open. But most said the return to classrooms had been bumpy. Source: New York Times
More Patients, Fewer Workers: Omicron Pushes New York Hospitals to Brink
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
The current spike in coronavirus cases appears to be less deadly than earlier waves, but some safety-net hospitals are still being severely strained. Source: New York Times
New York Will Require Health Care Workers to Get Boosters
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement as a new state report showed an alarming rise in hospitalizations of children with Covid. Source: New York Times