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Is It Safe to Go Back to the Movie Theater?
Despite being indoors (a red flag), the sort of behavior engaged in at the movies is, relatively speaking, benign.
February 15, 2021
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As COVID-19 case numbers drop, hospitalizations decrease, vaccine administrations increase, and blockbuster season approaches, Americans who think big movies deserve a big screen are wondering when they can dare return to theaters. The closest deadline for many is the March 31 release date of
Godzilla vs. Kong: If you’re going to watch a skyscraper-sized monkey punch a battleship-length lizard, you probably want to do so on a screen the height of a McMansion.
A mysterious COVID syndrome still stalks N.J.’s kids. Doctors remain on alert as cases rise.
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
Johnny Bowden, 9, of Mount Olive, was recently discharged from the pediatric ICU at Morristown Medical Center after recovering from MIS-C, a rare disease linked to the coronavirus.
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They just didn’t know why.
The 9-year-old Mount Olive boy lay in a hospital bed, hooked up to wires and beeping machines. A team of specialists ran test after test, searching for the cause of mysterious symptoms that sent him to the pediatric ICU at Morristown Medical Center.
Johnny had a high fever, abdominal pain and vomiting. At first, doctors told Michele Mielko that her son just had a virus. But three days later, she rushed him to the emergency room a second time.
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.