by William Jester | Jan 16, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
A public health expert urged people not to jump to conclusions about any links between COVID-19 and PFAS “forever chemicals” even though federal authorities are looking into whether newly available vaccines for the deadly virus are made less effective by the toxic...
by William Jester | Jan 15, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
The Covid-19 pandemic, which claimed more than 336,000 lives in the United States in 2020, has significantly affected life expectancy, University of Southern California (USC) and Princeton University researchers have found. The researchers project that, due to the...
by William Jester | Jan 15, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
To cheering crowds, the first vaccine-packed trucks bound for U.S. destinations left Pfizer’s Michigan plant this past weekend. Elsewhere, planes ferrying COVID vaccines have landed. The vaccinations, similar to vaccinations that rid the U.S. of terrible...
by William Jester | Jan 14, 2021 | Community, News
Recent grad Corey Norton isn’t new to the concepts of global health. He grew up in a family that values sustainability, science, and contributing to the greater good, and he knew from an early age that he would pursue a career that could help make the world a better...
by William Jester | Jan 13, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
New Yorkers should not hesitate to take one of the new COVID-19 vaccines when they become available, mainly because the benefits far outweigh any possible risks, medical experts said. But participants in clinical trials for a vaccine developed by pharmaceutical and...