The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the conclusions. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Vaccination and Immunization”
Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2022
The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest. Source: New York Times
Why It Was Easier to Curb Monkeypox Than Covid
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2022
The city has pulled back its monkeypox vaccination vans as the number of cases dropped sharply. Source: New York Times
NYC Ends Monkeypox Emergency and Mobile Vaccine Vans
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
As the monkeypox emergency subsides, the city has stopped placing vaccine vans outside nightclubs and sex parties. Vaccinations will still be available at sexual health clinics. Source: New York Times
Scientists Are Gaining On RSV, a Persistent Threat to Children
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2022
Vaccines and treatments are in trials, but the virus remains a leading killer of infants worldwide. Source: New York Times
Covid, Flu and RSV Are Increasing Hospitalizations in NYC
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
New Yorkers are falling ill with new variants of Covid and old illnesses like flu and RSV that masking and other precautions once held at bay. Source: New York Times
Spider-Man Swoops Onto Public Library Cards
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
150,000 limited-edition cards will feature the Marvel icon, in a move by the New York Public Library to draw in teenage readers. Source: New York Times
What to Know About Polio: Vaccines, Symptoms and How It Spreads
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
Evidence that the virus is likely circulating in New York has reignited concerns over the disease. Source: New York Times
Hochul Declares Polio State of Emergency for New York
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
The virus has now been detected in a Nassau County wastewater sample, officials said. Source: New York Times
Paxlovid Cuts Covid Deaths Among Older People, Israeli Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
Among patients under 65, however, the drug made little difference in hospitalization or death rates. Source: New York Times
US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard. Source: New York Times
A Child Has Monkeypox in New York City, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
Federal officials are “cautiously optimistic” as monkeypox cases decline, even as health officials announced the first pediatric case in New York City. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
Rising vaccinations rates combined with changes in sexual behavior have shifted the disease’s trajectory, health officials said. Source: New York Times
The ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Bank Robbery, 50 Years Ago Today
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2022
A bank official remembers calling the Brooklyn branch in Gravesend and sensing that something was wrong. Source: New York Times
Racial Disparities Have Marked the Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
New York City has released new data showing that Black men have received far fewer monkeypox vaccines than their share of the at-risk population. Source: New York Times