January 04, 2024


Update On COVID-19

More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses.

While many experts say this season likely won’t prove to be as deadly as some other recent winters, it still could mean hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and many thousands of deaths across the country.

“What we're seeing right now, in the first week of January, is really an acceleration — of flu cases, in particular,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

COVID-19 cases are causing more severe disease than the flu but have been rising less dramatically.


Source: Associated Press

November 27, 2023


Update On COVID-19

COVID variant BA.2.86 triples in new CDC estimates, now 8.8% of cases.

Nearly 1 in 10 new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are from the BA.2.86 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Monday, nearly triple what the agency estimated the highly mutated variant's prevalence was two weeks ago.

Among the handful of regions with enough specimens reported from testing laboratories, BA.2.86's prevalence is largest in the Northeast: 13.1% of cases in the New York and New Jersey region are blamed on the strain.

After weeks of largely slowing or flat trends, the CDC said this month that figures like emergency department visits had begun to increase nationwide from COVID-19. Virtually all regions of the country are now seeing at least slight increases.


Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/

October 02, 2023


Update On COVID-19

Governor Hochul Receives Updated COVID-19 Vaccine

Governor Kathy Hochul received her updated COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Hochul received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March 2021, her first booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 booster in October 2021, and her second booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 booster in April of 2022.

“Vaccination is a critical public health tool to protect us against becoming seriously ill with COVID-19,” Governor Hochul said. “I urge every New Yorker to talk to their doctor about the new COVID-19 vaccine and call your local pharmacy to schedule an appointment. We have the tools to fight this virus – now, it's up to us to use them.”

Reminder: Because the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 has ended, labs are no longer required to report negative SARS-CoV-2 test results. Multiple labs have stopped reporting these results, hence, NYC is no longer able to accurately calculate percent positivity and testing rates for COVID-19.


Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/

September 04, 2023


Update On COVID-19

A Boost in the Fight Against COVID-19

A bivalent COVID-19 booster will help eligible New Yorkers maximize their protection, prolong the vaccine’s durability, and safeguard our communities against the virus.

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend individuals get vaccinated and stay up to date with all recommended doses.

Booster doses are free and available statewide. If you have questions, talk to your healthcare provider, your child’s healthcare provider, or vaccine administrator.

Note: Because the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 has ended, labs are no longer required to report negative SARS-CoV-2 test results. Multiple labs have stopped reporting these results, hence, NYC is no longer able to accurately calculate percent positivity and testing rates for COVID-19.


Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/

July 10, 2023


Update On COVID-19

Long COVID: Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Mild or moderate COVID-19 lasts about two weeks for most people. But in some others, long-term effects of COVID-19 can cause lingering health problems and wreak havoc for months.

For example, others experience lingering health problems even after the fever and cough go away and they are no longer testing positive for the illness.

The World Health Organization has developed a definition for post-COVID-19 condition (the WHO’s term for long COVID) as coronavirus symptoms that persist or return three months after a person becomes ill from infection with SARS CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The symptoms can come and go, but have an impact on the person’s everyday functioning, and cannot be explained by another health problem.


Source: John Hopkins Medicine


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