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Posted inCovid-19, Featured News, 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 March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

By: Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant […]

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During a COVID-19 Surge, ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ Involve Excruciating Choices and Impossible Ethical Decisions for Hospital & Staff

by Brooklyn Reader January 4, 2022January 4, 2022
mural, woodhull hospital, imani
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The Week in COVID-19 (12/27/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

by Brooklyn Reader December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
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How Can Scientists Update Coronavirus Vaccines for Omicron? A Microbiologist Answers 5 Questions About How Moderna and Pfizer Could Rapidly Adjust mRNA Vaccines

by Brooklyn Reader December 7, 2021December 8, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Will Omicron – the New Coronavirus Variant of Concern – Be More Contagious Than Delta? A Virus Evolution Expert Explains What Researchers Know and What They Don’t

by Brooklyn Reader December 2, 2021December 7, 2021
Posted inHealth & Wellness

What Is a Breakthrough Infection? 6 Questions Answered About Catching COVID-19 After Vaccination

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2021August 5, 2021
Photo: Gopixa from Getty Images.
Posted inFeatured News

How Effective Does a COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine Need to be to Stop the Pandemic? A New Study has Answers

by Brooklyn Reader July 16, 2020September 28, 2021

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