How COVID-19 Impacts Minority Communities | Mount Sinai Today The COVID-19 pandemic has hit African American, Hispanic, and poor communities across the United States particularly hard. The health disparities that existed before COVID-19 have been greatly exacerbated, with a disproportionate… Continue Reading →
What’s the Risk of Catching Coronavirus From a Surface? Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. Fears about catching the coronavirus from contaminated surfaces have prompted… Continue Reading →
Thinking About Flying? Here’s What You Need to Know Now Airplane travel is inching back, but staying safe remains a concern. Here’s how to think about approaching a trip. On Friday, the Transportation Security Administration screened 348,673 people at American… Continue Reading →
I Was Miserable for Weeks. Then I Found Out I Could Donate My Plasma. Testing positive for Covid-19 antibodies let me feel useful during a time when it is hard not to feel powerless. Like most other people on Earth,… Continue Reading →
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Provides New Tool to Aid Development and Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests That Detect SARS-CoV-2 Infection FDA new step to support the evaluation of diagnostic tests for COVID-19, by providing a SARS-CoV-2 reference panel. Reference panels are… Continue Reading →