As Iraq ICU Sees Wave of COVID Infections, Families Fight to Stay Together
February 23, 2021Currents News Staff Iraq is seeing another devastating wave of COVID infections, averaging more than 3,000 a day this past week. While […]
Topic: Health
Do Strict Lockdowns Work When It Comes to Managing COVID Infection Rates?
February 17, 2021Currents News Staff New York just hit the lowest positivity rate since the day before Thanksgiving. What do the numbers reflect in […]
New York Woman Who Lost Father to COVID Speaks on Cuomo and COVID Nursing Home Deaths
February 17, 2021A Syracuse New York woman who is grieving the loss of her father is reacting to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s explanation for how […]
The Granddaughter of Tuskegee Study Participant Urges COVID-19 Vaccination
February 16, 2021Currents News Staff Sharon Hawks says it has been hard to hear people citing the Tuskegee experiment as one reason they’re reluctant […]
How Long Will the COVID Vaccine Immunity Last?
February 16, 2021Currents News Staff In New York, more than 1 million residents are fully vaccinated, but questions and concerns still remain. The Centers […]
Catholic School Students Create Art for Health Care Workers After Local Piece Is Vandalized
February 11, 2021By Emily Drooby There is new artwork hanging on the side of St. Saviour Catholic Academy in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Portraits of […]
Black History Month Sees Trials, Triumphs After a Historic Year
February 8, 2021By Jessica Easthope The global pandemic COVID-19 has killed the father and grandfather of Detroit’s Keith Gambrell. “It’s very frustrating, it’s heartbreaking. […]
NY State Releases Updated Data on Nursing Home COVID-Related Deaths
February 8, 2021By Emily Drooby New York controversy continues over the number of COVID deaths in New York nursing homes. State officials released new […]
Empire Center Puts NY Nursing Homes and Cuomo Admin. Under the Microscope
February 8, 2021Currents News Staff Bill Hammond from The Empire Center, a government watchdog group, was the driving force behind the lawsuit that put […]
Somos Community Care Vaccination Efforts Help New Yorkers Fight COVID
February 8, 2021Currents News Staff In September 2019, Pope Francis met with a network of doctors who provide health care to ethnic minorities in […]