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Home » Features » Covid-19

Category: Covid-19

Posted inHealth & Wellness

Governor Hochul Provides Latest COVID-19 Updates for New York

by BK Reader October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul provided updates on New York’s progress in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, which included recent deaths reported from this past weekend. Between Saturday, Oct. 1, and Monday, Oct. 3, seven new deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in King’s County. The seven reported deaths were the most out of all of the […]

COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Former Bklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to $3Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

by BK Reader May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
COVID in New York City
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Health Commissioner: NYC is Entering a New Risk Alert for COVID-19

by BK Reader May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Do You Need a Second Booster Shot? An Epidemiologist Scoured the Latest Research and Has Some Answers

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader April 14, 2022April 14, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

What Is the New COVID-19 Variant BA.2, and Will It Cause Another Wave of Infections in the US?

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader April 7, 2022April 7, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

Photos: Frontline Hospital Staff Hold Candlelight Vigil in Brooklyn to Mark Two Years of COVID-19

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 24, 2022March 25, 2022
Posted inCovid-19, Featured News Archive, Health & Wellness, Uncategorized

What is the New COVID-19 Variant BA.2, and Will it Cause Another Wave of Infections in the US?

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 22, 2022March 22, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers – a Sociologist Explains

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 15, 2022March 15, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain, Such as Reductions in Gray Matter – a Neuroscientist Explains Emerging Research

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 8, 2022March 8, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

BK Kids Still Cautious at School, Despite City Lifting Mask Mandate

by Jessy Edwards March 7, 2022March 7, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

As School Mask Mandates End, Concerns Linger Around Student Vaccination Rates

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 7, 2022March 8, 2022
Brookdale Hospital, Dr. Mason Pimsler, COVID-19 testing, coronavirus tests, Zoe Mungin, Nassau University Medical Center
Posted inCovid-19

‘Structural Racism’ Saw Black NYers Hospitalized by Omicron at Twice the Rate of White NYers: New Report

by Jessy Edwards March 3, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

Surprise – Your Kids May Be Nervous About Ditching the Mask

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 3, 2022March 3, 2022
nurse, doctor, healthcare worker
Posted inHealth & Wellness

How Long Does Protective Immunity Against COVID-19 Last AfterInfection or Vaccination? Two Immunologists Explain

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 1, 2022March 1, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

School Mask Mandate Could End by March 7, Mayor Says

by Anna Bradley-Smith February 28, 2022March 8, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

City’s Third COVID-19 Center of Excellence Opens in Bushwick

by Katey St. John February 24, 2022February 24, 2022
Posted inCovid-19

End of Statewide Mask Mandate for Businesses, But School Mask Mandate Remains

by Anna Bradley-Smith February 9, 2022February 22, 2022
Posted inSmall Business

Bad Managers, Burnout and Health Fears: Why Record Numbers of Hospitality Workers Are Quitting the Industry for Good

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination
Posted inHealth & Wellness

The Week in COVID-19 (01/31/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 31, 2022January 31, 2022
mural, woodhull hospital, imani
Posted inCovid-19

The Week in COVID-19 (01/24/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

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