Rutgers faculty member Simon Li, a principal investigator in the Rutgers pediatric clinical trial for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, addresses questions about the vaccine rollout for this age group.
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Student Council Leaders Reflect On Pandemic Experiences
Co-presidents Brooke Margolin, a public health major, and Laura Palm, a musician with an M.D. degree, talk about the effects of COVID-19 on Rutgers students’ lives, thoughts, and future plans.
New Brunswick Community Farmers Market COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics a Success
The clinics offered a convenient location for New Brunswick residents and underscored the market’s mission to connect food and health. The initiative was organized in partnership with Rutgers Global Health Institute, Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, New Jersey Black Women Physicians Association, and New Brunswick Tomorrow.
New Brunswick Store Owner Gets Help From Equitable Recovery Program
Emanuel Garcia, who owns a Mexican store in the city’s Esperanza neighborhood, has seen his business take a huge hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Rutgers Global Health Institute program helped him stay open and continue serving the community’s needs safely.
Back to School Brings Mental Health Challenges. Rutgers Steps Up Efforts to Help.
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care hired an additional 30 mental health clinicians this summer, specifically to work with school districts to promote the social and emotional health of the state’s students, teachers, and staff as the pandemic continues.
In Venezuela, politics overshadow COVAX shipment and vaccine rollout
Vaccine access amid political turmoil in Venezuela is the backdrop of institute director Richard Marlink’s comments, for a story published by Devex, about COVAX and a global response to the pandemic.
The World According to COVID-19
It’s been a year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Rutgers Global Health Institute core faculty members discuss the health crisis in relation to their own areas of expertise and professional practice.
Rutgers professor discusses COVAX initiative, U.S. involvement
In an interview with The Daily Targum, institute director Richard Marlink explains the international collaboration to distribute COVID-19 vaccines more equitably worldwide.
Rutgers Global Health Institute Launches Program to Help Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
The three-part program provides guidance on safe operations and related support services for small businesses and nonprofits in New Jersey’s low-income and minority communities.
Medical experts: J&J vaccine is just as effective as vaccines by Pfizer, Moderna
Following the FDA’s emergency approval of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, ROI-NJ published a collection of health experts’ perspectives that includes institute director Richard Marlink’s comments about vaccine efficacy.