@MonicaGandhi9: We have a paper coming out introducing the concept of the complementary triangle of non-pharmaceutical interventions...
@MonicaGandhi9: One corner of the triangle is masks, another corner is social distancing, and the third corner is ventilation. If you have less of one, you need more of another. gothamist.com/news/ask-epide…
White privilege in news media is saying “the n-word, among other things” in front of *high school students*, and then keeping your job for more than a year
““Ham-handed” is a generous description of what followed: a series of managerial convulsions that left nearly everyone unsatisfied and publicly exposed deep divides within the Times newsroom over race and the treatment of Black employees.” washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021…
The single-day event was organized by the Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, @UJAfedNY, and @MobileHealthInc.
They had just days to contact some 800 mostly Russian-speaking survivors to coordinate time slots and transportation for those in need gothamist.com/news/more-300-…
“This is a humongous victory for us." - Alex Budnitsky, the executive director of the Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, which locals call the “J.”
His staff had spent weeks trying to find vaccine appointments through the normal channel. gothamist.com/news/more-300-…
During the opening ceremony, Mayor de Blasio said people who arrive without notice could be aided by “navigators” that could help book future appointments.
But on opening day yesterday, staff said they did not have access to the appointment system. 👀👀👀gothamist.com/news/citi-fiel…
South Africa halted use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine on Sunday after evidence emerged that the vaccine did not protect trial participants from mild/moderate illness caused by the South African variant. nytimes.com/live/2021/02/0…
The disparity holds when you look at the overall number of doses administered (👇) and when you adjust for the population makeup for the city. gothamist.com/news/white-new… via @WNYC/@Gothamist
Contrary to what you would want to happen, the racial and ethnic disparities ***widen*** when you look at older adults over 65 (who are more likely to suffer severe consequences and thus have a greater need for the vaccine). gothamist.com/news/white-new…