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Mashup Score: 1Long Island vaccine rates for COVID-19 and flu lag - 11 hour(s) ago
Long Island sees a decline in COVID-19 and flu vaccination rates, raising concerns as holiday and winter illness seasons approach, according to health experts.
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Mashup Score: 3Medical experts tout value of Paxlovid, but say usage remains low - 4 month(s) ago
Paxlovid, available since December 2021, reduced the COVID-19 death rate in high-risk patients by 73%, a study found.
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Mashup Score: 1
A Muslim immigrant bought the only kosher bakery on the East End — and kept it kosher for the area’s Jewish population. He also made it halal, so Muslims can eat there, too.
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Mashup Score: 1Muted interest in region for latest COVID vaccine, poll shows - 1 year(s) ago
Vaccine fatigue, less concern about getting infected, supply issues and the politicization of the pandemic contribute to lower interest, experts said.
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Mashup Score: 0What to know about the rare flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in coastal waters - 1 year(s) ago
Many infections happen when people eat raw or undercooked shellfish, especially oysters, but an infection also can happen through a wound in the skin.
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“Statistics show 22% of New Yorkers outside the five boroughs received the flu vaccine as of Dec. 11” https://t.co/vevj9GoOmZ