by William Jester | Aug 11, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
After months of decline, cases of Covid-19 infection are once again rising around the country. But data shows that the biggest increases are in states that are lagging behind in vaccinations. Nationwide, the four-week Covid case count has more than doubled as of...
by William Jester | Aug 10, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
People who rely exclusively on Facebook for news and information about the coronavirus are less likely than the average American to have been vaccinated, according to a new survey. “Our findings do not necessarily mean that social media use causes misperceptions or...
by William Jester | Aug 9, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Shawna V. Hudson Ph.D., co-lead of the NJ ACTS Community Engagement Core, discusses the results of a recently published Rutgers University study on vaccine hesitancy in Black and Latinx Communities. To watch the full interview.
by William Jester | Aug 9, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Rutgers University recently launched a clinical research study to test whether probiotics boost the body’s natural defenses against COVID-19. A group of 54 unvaccinated participants who have had COVID-19 will be randomly assigned to receive either standard-dose or...
by William Jester | Aug 5, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
The physical changes that accompany early adolescence are awkward at best and excruciating at worst. It’s a phase of life that many of us recall with a shudder — the breakouts, the growth spurts, the hair in new places. But COVID-19 has added another layer of stress...
