Dr. Ee Tay. Dr. Ee Tay Dr. Ee Tay helped her neighbors get vaccinated in January, and now she helps people all over NYC. With the help of the medical community and Facebook group members, she’s scheduled 300 appointments. Her team offers help to the elderly, undocumented immigrants, and those […]
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To define graduate students’ time during Covid-19 solely through the lens of academics would be to overlook the numerous details that humanize and differentiate each of their experiences. The following individuals are not merely Harvard students — they are also bakers and entrepreneurs, fathers and daughters, volunteers and Olympic-hopeful rowers. […]
While shooting around in Ram’s Head Recreation Center as a first-year, John Miringu got a random invitation to play flag football for an intramural team. “And that was about it,” said Miringu, a junior majoring in business. “I just played flag football and it was fun, so I decided to […]
FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a news conference in Annapolis, Md. On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, Hogan announced that some restrictions on businesses will be lifted later in the week. For example, on Friday at 5 p.m., limits will […]
FILE – In this March 17, 2020, file photo, Cece Guida, 19, top, of New York City, pushes on Sam Reddick, 20, of Evansville, Ind., as spring break revelers look on during a game of chicken fight on the beach in Pompano Beach, Fla. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling […]
‘Choices I Make’ – group launches browser game to navigate Covid-19 infodemic With the world still at war with the Covid-19 pandemic, a similar battle is being waged online against what observers over the past year have termed as an “infodemic” or rampant sharing of false information. Much like how […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering the shots to older people and those with medical conditions that put them at risk. Among the first to be inoculated on Monday was Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Those now eligible to […]
Eat This, Not That! This One Thing Makes You 2x More Likely to Die From COVID COVID-19 is unpredictable. When you contract the virus, it can seem like a dice roll whether you’ll have only minor symptoms or develop a serious case and need to be hospitalized. People of every […]
In a season of lockdowns, Georgia Steel was jet setting. A digital influencer and reality television star, Ms. Steel left England in late December for Dubai, where she promoted lingerie on Instagram from a luxury hotel. By January, she was at a resort in the Maldives, where spa treatments include […]
Detroit — The city is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility Friday to include all residents ages 60 and older regardless of any medical condition after a successful week, its chief operating officer said. After the city expanded its “Good Neighbors” program Wednesday, more than 700 appointments have been scheduled at the TCF […]
Mark Machin, head of Canada’s largest pension fund, got a Covid-19 vaccine shot in the Middle East, according to people familiar with the matter, ahead of millions of Canadians waiting on one of the Western world’s slowest rollouts. The 54-year-old chief executive of the $379 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment […]
LIVONIA, Mich (WXYZ) — It’s day three of vaccinations at the Livonia Civic Park Senior Center, and those with appointments are getting in line to get their shot. “Oh we’re excited,” said Livonia resident Ilene Suchora. “We’re excited. We’ve been waiting for it.” Ilene and Tom Suchora had been looking […]
California workers could get two more weeks of paid sick leave to care for themselves or their loved ones affected by COVID-19, under a proposal introduced by Democratic legislators this week. If passed, the package would restore a temporary benefit that expired at the end of last year and let […]
Feb. 24—As Michigan surpasses inoculating half a million residents, many are wondering how, and when, they can secure their own doses. While the state has for weeks been focused on healthcare workers, long-term care residents and staff, people 65 and older, front-line essential workers, childcare and K-12 staff, eligibility is […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Some Rhode Island municipalities are updating their COVID-19 vaccine information as the state expands its eligibility. While most cities and towns are still working to get residents 75 and older vaccinated, people 65 and older are now able to sign up for an appointment at state-run […]
Last New Year’s Eve day, just before officially rising to chief executive officer of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Stephen Yalof took a road trip with his wife and dog. He drove from New York City to a house he rented in Jupiter, Fla., and along the route, walked through eight […]
The COVID-19 vaccine has been hard to come by in Barnwell County. The small rural county of about 21,000 people on the state’s western border has one of the highest per capita rates of coronavirus infection in South Carolina and is one of eight counties in the state without a […]
The U.S. CDC and the FDA use ‘VAERS’ to track adverse reactions. Patient submissions and evidence of some underreporting show it doesn’t reveal a full picture. BRUNSWICK, Maine — Since COVID-19 vaccinations first became available, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) warned the public about common side effects of the […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the R.I. Department of Health will release a registration link and phone number for eligible residents to book an appointment at one of the state’s mass vaccination sites. The first two of those sites, located at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown […]
DJ Pauly D Says It Doesn’t Feel Like Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi Left the Show Revenge Prank with DJ Pauly D and Vinny returns to MTV Thursday, January 7, at 9 p.m. ET after a new episode of Jersey Shore Family Vacation Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has tested positive for COVID-19. The […]
The first thing Arianna does every day when she arrives at work is change her clothes. As a nanny in New York City, she doesn’t wear a uniform, but the mother of the twin babies she cares for has asked her to change into a clean outfit after she travels […]
Before the pandemic, it was hard to argue against raising the minimum wage. Now denying a raise to the lowest-paid workers in the United States, deemed essential, seems inhumane. Yet just this week, the Congressional Budget Office offered up ammunition to opponents of raising worker pay. The federal agency, which […]