by William Jester | Apr 21, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
A New Jersey family is questioning the efficacy of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after three family members tested positive for the virus after taking the shot in March. The father remains critically ill. “I just can’t understand how he became so severe...
by William Jester | Apr 21, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Taking note of President Biden’s vow to make every adult in the United States eligible for a vaccine by early summer, Rutgers University, in New Jersey, said on Thursday that all students would need to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to be allowed to...
by William Jester | Apr 20, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
As eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines expands nationwide, Stanley H. Weiss, an epidemiologist in infectious and chronic diseases, and a professor at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Rutgers School of Public Health, talks about vaccine side effects, the...
by William Jester | Apr 20, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
COVID-19 cases in New Jersey are rising again, and Governor Phil Murphy is urging residents to continue wearing masks and social distance while the state ramps up its vaccination efforts. Over the last week, the state has averaged about 4,100 cases a day, a trend that...
by William Jester | Apr 19, 2021 | News
Please read Dr. Gaur’s article in Lupus titled, “Acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19 in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus.” We report a 5-year-old child with a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with...