A post-Paxlovid positive home test. Photo: Michael Oreskes COVID Times Two Here’s the story: You catch COVID, or, more accurately, COVID catches you. Luckily, it’s happening now rather than two years... News 26 Aug 2022 | 08:56
Dr. Drew Weissman and Dr. Katalin Kariko in Manhattan. Photo courtesy of Feinstein Institutes of Medical Research The Message of Messenger RNA They all laughed at Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round, Ira Gershwin reminded us. But that was nothing... News 10 Jun 2022 | 03:11
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing in New York City on February 9, 2022. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of the Governor Ending Mask Mandates Governor Kathy Hochul made it clear she was following more than just the science. “Everybody I could think of received a phone... News 13 Feb 2022 | 10:42
COVID testing at Columbus Circle by the holiday market. Photo: Michael Oreskes COVID’s Sudden New Surge Suddenly, the virus was everywhere. “We’ve never seen this before in New York City,” Dr. Jay Varma, the mayor’s former health... News 17 Dec 2021 | 10:12
Dr. Matthew Harris, head of vaccine distribution at Northwell Health, administers a third shot of the Moderna vaccine to Arthur Magee, 81, an immune-compromised cancer patient from Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of Northwell Health Boosters, Third Doses and the Vaccine Confusion She told the pharmacist the truth. “I am a rather healthy 66 year-old,” explained the Upper West Sider, fully vaccinated since... News 03 Sep 2021 | 10:40
At the opening of a New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at St. Luke’s Church in the Bronx, January 26, 2021. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Will We Finally Have Enough Vaccine? It is surely hard in our year-old COVID-19 crisis to hear signals about our future amidst all the noise of the day. Will... News 30 Jan 2021 | 03:33
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo discussed his “New York Arts Revival” at the 2021 State of the State Address on January 12, 2021. Photo: Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo What About Broadway? How do we bring back the arts and culture sector that’s been devastated by COVID-19? The Empire State can’t come back without... News 15 Jan 2021 | 02:29
Mayor Bill de Blasio went to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in Queens on December 16, 2020 to observe vaccinations for health care workers. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Vaccines and Mixed Messaging Hope is not just around the corner. Public officials should make that clearer, says Professor Nina Schwalbe, before expectations... News 19 Dec 2020 | 11:11
Sandra Lindsay, a registered nurse and Director of Critical Care at Northwell Health in Queens, receives the COVID-19 vaccine during a live conference with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on December 14, 2020. Photo: Scott Heins/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo The Vaccine Arrives The vaccine arrived in New York City Monday just as the coronavirus surged to dangerous levels, creating yet another new... News 14 Dec 2020 | 11:26
