Category: New York State
USA: Sars-CoV-2 antibodies detected in 33% of White-Tailed Deer samples
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 were detected in 33% of the 481 samples collected from January 2020 through 2021. More...
Bruce Springsteen concert – those with Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines not invited
Bruce Springsteen has laid down strict rules for attendees of Springsteen on Broadway, which reopens on 26 June at the St James theatre in New York. More...
USA: Breathe – The Covid-19 musical
Why would anyone want to watch a 90-minute theatrical production about Covid-19 — especially one with scenes named after symptoms many of us have experienced firsthand? More...
USA: three coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases at the New York Yankees – UPDATED: There are now EIGHT vaccine breakthrough cases at the Yankees
The New York Yankees defied vaccine odds when two coaches and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 this week despite being fully vaccinated. More...
NEJM: In two coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases “examination of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences revealed that both patients were infected with variant viruses” .. “neither sequence precisely fit any known clade”
Examination of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences revealed that both patients were infected with variant viruses. More...
Event 201 – A pandemic exercise hosted by Johns Hopkins, WEF & Bill Gates Foundation on October 18, 2019 in NYC
Event 201 was a pandemic forum hosted by The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in partnership, with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on October 18, 2019, in New York – just two months before the first Covid-19 cases were reported in China. More...
New Coronavirus Variant B.1.526 is spreading in New York City
A new form of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in New York City, and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, two teams of researchers have found. More...
New York City NYC public schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 crisis deepens
New York City’s school district, the largest in the United States, will halt in-person learning starting on Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, the latest major restriction as the nation’s COVID-19 infections soar. More...
NYC schools could close if coronavirus positivity rate hits 3%
Facing a second wave of the coronavirus, New York City stands on the precipice of once again closing its classrooms. More...
New York Times survey of more than 1,700 American colleges and universities reveals more than 252,000 coronavirus cases and at least 80 deaths since the pandemic began
Thousands of new coronavirus cases continue to emerge on college campuses. More...