by Pamela Dahlen | Jan 26, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
A local group called Healthy Little Havana is zeroing in on their community with a very specific assignment: convincing residents to get a coronavirus test. The group’s outreach workers have been heading out almost daily to walk the quiet residential streets, to...
by William Jester | Jan 26, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
The mutations continue to emerge with unsettling frequency. New coronavirus strains are cropping up throughout the globe: the United Kingdom. South Africa. Brazil. And now, scientists have discovered at least three new variants that appear to have evolved right here...
by Pamela Dahlen | Jan 25, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Community health workers at the front lines of the pandemic are providing essential care for underserved populations. Across the world, some of the most important factors contributing to poor health are rooted in social determinants of health, including the cost and...
by William Jester | Jan 23, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
A mutant strain of the coronavirus that surfaced in the United Kingdom last month has not been reported in New Jersey — yet. Virus experts are watching warily, conceding that its spread is virtually inevitable. New York State reported Monday that a man in his 60s in...
by William Jester | Jan 22, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
In an interview about COVID-19 vaccines, Richard Marlink, the director of Rutgers Global Health Institute, discusses that people may need to get vaccinated annually as well as the importance of a global approach to controlling the pandemic. The following is an excerpt...
