by William Jester | Jun 11, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
Rutgers will provide antibody testing to help determine the incidence and long-term effects of COVID-19 in children as part of an initiative by the National Institutes of Health. The serological testing, which detects the presence of antibodies directed against...
by William Jester | Jun 3, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
Rutgers Global Health Institute is helping underserved communities in Essex, Mercer, and Middlesex counties hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic offer residents accessible vaccination and testing. The effort, funded by a New Jersey Department of Health grant, is breaking...
by Pamela Dahlen | Jun 2, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the uninsured dries up, creating a...
by William Jester | Jun 2, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
On the cusp of last summer, as COVID vaccination rates were on the upswing and transmission rates were dropping, New Jersey officials talked excitedly about a return to normalcy, with offices filling with employees again and masks no longer required in schools. Then...
by William Jester | May 28, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
Her path into nursing was almost preordained. For Curstine Guevarra, it’s been a calling since childhood. “My parents are nurses. My aunts. My uncles. Their spouses. And everyone else basically related to us are nurses — even my cousins,” the 22-year-old Westwood...
