by William Jester | Apr 12, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Like most other aspects of health care, social determinants of health play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, testing strategies do not reflect the level of infection in poor communities, according to Richard Marlink, director of Rutgers Global...
by William Jester | Apr 11, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Epidemiologist Henry Raymond, associate professor in the School of Public Health, is among the experts who warn that the long term trajectory of COVID-19 is still unclear. An indicator that social distancing measures are working should be if new hospitalizations...
by William Jester | Apr 11, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Thousands of samples can be analyzed daily. Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics has launched a test for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and is using its automation experience and infrastructure to test as many as tens of thousands of samples daily. RUCDR has also submitted...
by William Jester | Apr 10, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
You’re watching the numbers go up every day. Yet, mayors and governors around the nation have ordered Americans to stay inside. Sports are canceled. Birthday parties are canceled. The Rolling Stones tour is canceled. Pick-up basketball in parks, canceled. When...
by William Jester | Apr 8, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
A data-driven discourse on COVID-19 dynamics throughout the eight-country region cites the number of cases to be small compared to that reported in several other countries. Jaya Satagopan, a professor in the School of Public Health and director of the Center for South...
