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Posted inCovid-19

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

by Brooklyn Reader January 18, 2022January 19, 2022

Brooklyn As of Monday, January 10 the 7-day positivity rate for COVID-19 is 12.5% in Brooklyn, down from 19.8% one week ago. The figures show that while Brooklyn and New York City […]

Posted inCovid-19

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

by Brooklyn Reader January 17, 2022January 17, 2022
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Figuring Out Omicron – Here’s What Scientists Are Doing Right Now to Understand the New Coronavirus Variant

by Brooklyn Reader December 9, 2021December 9, 2021
vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination
Posted inCovid-19

COVID-19 Update in Brooklyn: Mask Advisory Issued as New Variant Spreads

by Brooklyn Reader November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
Posted inCovid-19

Could Oral Antiviral Pills Be a Game-Changer for COVID-19? An Infectious Disease Physician Explains Why These Options Are Badly Needed

by Brooklyn Reader November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Here’s Why the CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors Even if You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

by Brooklyn Reader July 28, 2021August 4, 2021
Posted inHealth & Wellness

US Black and Latino Communities Often Have Low Vaccination Rates – But Blaming Vaccine Hesitancy Misses the Mark

by Brooklyn Reader July 8, 2021July 8, 2021
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Can People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Still Spread the Coronavirus?

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2021July 9, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices, Popular

Another Way Black and Brown New Yorkers Will Disproportionately Suffer from COVID: Long Term PTSD

by Local Voices March 24, 2021April 5, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Straight Out of COVID: How Brooklyn Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Pivoted During a Global Pandemic

by Local Voices March 16, 2021March 17, 2021
Posted inCovid-19

Medgar Evers College Vaccination Center to Open Wednesday; Here’s How to Get an Appointment

by Anna Bradley-Smith February 22, 2021March 5, 2021
Posted inIn Other Important Coronavirus News

CDC Says Masks Must Fit Tightly – and Two Are Better Than One

by Brooklyn Reader February 18, 2021February 18, 2021
Posted inCovid-19

NY Nursing Homes Undercounted COVID-19 Deaths by As Much As 50%, Investigation Finds

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 29, 2021March 5, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Year in Review: BK Reader’s Top Stories of 2020

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Nets Honor Essential Workers in First Game of the Season

by Brooklyn Reader December 23, 2020January 25, 2021
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inFeatured News

New Stimulus Bill Would Give Unemployed Brooklynites $300 Weekly Boost

by Brooklyn Reader December 22, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Restaurateurs “Ready to Give Up” With New Indoor Dining Ban

by Anna Bradley-Smith December 11, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Supreme Court Sides With BK Religious Groups, Ruling Against Cuomo’s Limits on Religious Gatherings

by Brooklyn Reader November 27, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Arts Writers Awarded with Andy Warhol Foundation Grants

by Brooklyn Reader November 19, 2020January 25, 2021
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Posted inFeatured News

New York City Schools to Close Thursday Due to Increasing COVID-19 Cases

by Brooklyn Reader November 18, 2020January 25, 2021

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