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COVID-19 and victim-blaming has made it more difficult to care for people living with HIV/AIDS | Opinion
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
Two notable researchers at Rutgers University and a community educator continue to call on legislators to enact the policies developed by the Statewide Task Force to End the HIV Epidemic. To explain more about HIV/AIDS efforts in New Jersey, Rutgers School of Public Health and Rutgers Medical School will hold “Neutral Nation,” a series of events from Feb. 17 to 20.
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By Perry N. Halkitis, Shobha Swaminathan and Travis Love
For the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV or AIDS, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to undermine their physical, mental, social, and economic wellbeing.
Every N.J. COVID vaccine site handles appointments differently. Here’s how to register in every county. (2/12/21)
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
A line forms at the new Gloucester County COVID-19 vaccination site in Sewell on Jan. 11, 2021.
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Eligible New Jersey residents are slowly but surely becoming inoculated for the coronavirus as the number of entities distributing the vaccine grow throughout the state.
Individuals qualified to receive the vaccine include those in priority groups, specifically healthcare professionals, first responders, people over the age of 65, and those with chronic health conditions.
New Jersey does not have a streamlined vaccine appointment system, meaning that a countless of number of counties, municipalities, healthcare systems and other entities can take appointments themselves.
B.1.1.7, the Highly Infectious Coronavirus Variant, Could Soon Dominate the U.S. Prevention 2/9/2021 Korin Miller
A highly infectious coronavirus variant that was first detected in the U.K. is now rapidly spreading in the U.S. The variant, B.1.1.7, has been detected in at least 34 states so far and is expected to continue circulating.
A new preprint study estimates that cases of the variant are doubling in the U.S. every nine days, with an increased transmission rate of up to 45%.“Our study shows that the U.S. is on a similar trajectory as other countries where B.1.1.7 rapidly became the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant, requiring immediate and decisive action,” the researchers wrote.