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Will there be a post-holiday surge? How are children faring against COVID-19? Top S.I. doctors weigh in Updated Apr 07, 2021; Posted Apr 07, 2021 A composite of Staten Island students and schools during coronavirus pandemic. (Staten Island Advance file photos) SIA Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is entering a precarious point in the road to normalcy, and Staten Island doctors are expressing concern mixed with cautious optimism as New York City loosens restrictions while ramping up vaccination efforts. “I’m a little bit concerned about us seeing the effects of Passover and Easter over the next two weeks,” said Dr. Theodore Maniatis, medical director of Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). “It’s kind of a balance between how many people gathered inside without masks, and how many people are going outside and therefore getting out of the in-house environments.” ....
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) Facebook Share 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) Facebook Share 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. ....