Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
How the Head of a Vaccine Research Clinic Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Dr. Stephanie Sterling, an infectious disease expert, treats patients and oversees vaccination efforts and trials. Source: New York Times
Joanne Michaels, Who Sketched the Hudson Valley in Words, Dies at 69
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
Ms. Michaels found material for her books and public access talk show in the region she loved. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Legalized Marijuana in New York: This Could Be the Year
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
With the state facing a budget crisis, a Democratic supermajority in Albany may pave the way for new taxes and the legalization of recreational pot. Source: New York Times
Igloos and Iceless Curling: How New York Hopes to Fight Off a Grim Winter
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
The threat of the virus has transformed outdoor spaces that would normally sit empty during cold-weather months — though some options are priced beyond the reach of many New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
Here’s Why Car Thefts Are Soaring (Hint: Check Your Cup Holder)
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
The technology that once made cars nearly impossible to steal has ushered in a new era of joyriding in some cities, thanks to carelessness with key fobs. Source: New York Times
Yes, Parking in New York Has Gotten Worse
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
A convenient spot was never easy to find, but an increase in car ownership and a decrease in available spaces have some drivers desperate. Source: New York Times
Vaccine Rollout Is Sluggish. Can These Pop-Up NYC Inoculation Sites Help?
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021
The first two of more than a hundred planned locations in New York City opened on Tuesday in an effort to speed up the pace. Source: New York Times
Why the Fight Over Parking in New York Is ‘Like the Hunger Games’
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021
Since the pandemic hit, car ownership has soared, stoking tensions over parking spots. Advocacy groups for mass transit don’t have much sympathy. Source: New York Times
Can New York Speed Up the Vaccine Rollout?
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021
The governor threatened penalties for hospitals that don’t increase the pace of inoculations, and made more health care workers eligible. Source: New York Times
New Variant Detected in New York Amid Growing Crisis Over Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
The sluggish pace of vaccinations has been particularly striking in New York City, the onetime epicenter of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
‘Relapsing Left and Right’: Trying to Overcome Addiction in a Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
Substance-abuse centers are shutting and relying on virtual programming, just as more and more people turn to drugs and alcohol. Source: New York Times
Vaccine Rolls Out Slowly as Virus Surges
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
So far, most vaccinations have been given on weekdays, and the sense of urgency that New Yorkers expected has not yet emerged. Source: New York Times
As Rollout Falters, Scientists Debate New Vaccination Tactics
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2021
Should second doses be delayed? Should most adults receive half-doses? Scientists are pondering ways to get more shots into more arms. Source: New York Times
9 Sisters at Upstate Convent Die as Outbreak Infects 47
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2021
The deaths at the St. Joseph’s Provincial House outside Albany came as the virus surged in New York. Source: New York Times