Here’s how a seasonal shot may prevent Lyme disease
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A new seasonal shot to prevent Lyme disease could be available in 2023, according to researchers at MassBiologics, a nonprofit unit of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worchester.
Researchers are starting the first human clinical trial of the shot, called Lyme PrEP, according to news releases from the University of Massachusetts Medical School Communications. The pre-exposure prophylaxis developed by MassBiologics uses a monoclonal antibody that protects humans against the disease.
But this shot isn’t a vaccine, researchers say. Instead, it would be given as a yearly injection before tick season begins.
New forms of coronavirus emerge in U.S.: Do they present increased risk?
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
There’s some concern that additional mutations to the coronavirus could potentially reduce the efficacy of existing vaccines. (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The discovery of seven mutated forms of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that appear to have originated in the United States could signal that the pandemic’s finish line is still further out than we initially hoped.
Earlier this month, a pre-print study showed that the seven mutated forms of the virus, which were first detected in late 2020, all carried the same genetic mutation and have been recorded in multiple states in the United States.
Is Staten Island past holiday coronavirus spike? Top docs share thoughts on state of virus.
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Composite photos show images from Staten Island seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Wrobleski)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. As new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations on Staten Island appear to stabilize, medical leaders at the two hospital systems in the borough believe people are adhering more to mask wearing but warn “the virus is not gone yet.”
After Thanksgiving and through the Christmas holidays, Staten Island saw a substantial increase in daily new cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
Staten Island University Hospital issues message on coronavirus: ‘We can get through this together’
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In a nearly-five-minute public service announcement created by Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) and Borough Hall, top doctors, a coronavirus (COVID-19) survivor and a local business owner urged borough residents to adhere to public safety measures in an effort to tamp down a resurgent second wave.
“As we speak, there are over 250 Staten Islanders that actually need inpatient care,” said Dr. Brahim Ardolic, the executive director of SIUH. “It means that they were sick enough to need to be inside of a hospital being taken care of.”