Health Check: Overcoming Fatigue During Stressful Times

By BRENDA BOATSWAIN

Are you feeling more tired these days, despite getting enough sleep? You may be feeling this way partly because of the stress and trauma of the COVID- 19 pandemic. Many of us are dealing with grief from the death of a loved one or other losses. Physical distancing and wearing masks are constantly on our minds, too. We’re staying inside more, working or taking classes from home, or perhaps dealing with the loss of a job. We’re anxious to “get back to normal.” In addition to stress related to COVID-19, many folks are feeling stress from the sudden

COVID-19 Vaccinations Appointments are required to receive a vaccination. To determine your eligibility, access a list of nearby providers, and schedule your vaccination appointment, use New York State’s Am I Eligible app. Prior to receiving your scheduled vaccination, you must complete the New York State COVID-19 Vaccine Form. Please be patient and continue to monitor these links frequently for available vaccine appointments: New York City: https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/ or 877-VAX-4NYC (877-829-4692) New York State: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or call 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829) VaccineTogetherNY: https://vaccinetogetherny.org/Pages/default.aspx or call 646-697-VACC To schedule an appointment, go to: https://vax4nyc.nyc.gov/patient/s/. To find a vaccination site, go to: https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/locations. Your physician or local pharmacy

Editor’s Pick The Bronx Memoir Project (BMP) is a community-based writing project that encourages a cross-generational, multi-ethnic collective of Bronx residents to tell their stories first-hand. Participants engage in free workshops, led by a professional writers, culminating in the opportunity to submit their work for publication in the Bronx Memoir Project Anthology. For more information, go to: https://www.bronxarts.org/programs/connector/bronx-memoir-project. Events Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: New York and the Birth of Hip-Hop on Thursday, April 29, 2021, 5 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. will discuss hip-hop’s roots and why hip-hop continues to be one of New York City’s great contributions to global culture.

By DAVID GREENE

More than a dozen Bronxites waiting in line for a COVID-19 vaccination watched in utter silence as a man was wheeled out of Yankee Stadium, placed inside an ambulance, and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. It is unknown if the man had received the vaccination or not. A pair of paramedics pulled up to the East 161st Street entrance at Macombs Dam Bridge at 2:25 p.m. on Friday, April 9, and entered the stadium where at least two of the four available COVID-19 vaccines, including Johnson and Johnson, were being administered to Bronx residents. A security

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Less than a week after New York City announced that people aged 75 years and up could get walk-in vaccinations without an appointment at Bronx High School of Science, located at 75 West 205th Street in Jerome Park, the site has been closed entirely, – a blow to local seniors in the Northwest Bronx. The former school site has been relocated to Edenwald YMCA, which is over three miles away at 1250 East 229th Street in the Edenwald section of the Bronx, effective Thursday, April 15. The recently implemented walk-in vaccination program at the school site had allowed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on April 13, out of an abundance of caution, and following reports that six women who had received the vaccine developed blood clots. One woman has died, and an investigation is underway to determine what caused the blood clots. New York State followed the CDC and FDA recommendation and paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine statewide, while the health and safety federal agencies evaluate the next steps.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Friends of Aqueduct Walk (FoAW) are hosting a clean-up event along the walk on Saturday, April 10, and are calling on volunteers to join their efforts. The group is meeting at 10 a.m. at the south side of Fordham Road inside Aqueduct Walk. It is anticipated they will work their way down the south side of Fordham Road and will finish up around 2 p.m. Grabbers will be available for volunteers and the group will be practicing social distancing. All volunteers are welcome. As reported previously by Norwood News, the group collaborates frequently with Partnership for Parks liaison, Pilar Maschi,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York State Assemblywoman for the 80th Assembly District, Nathalia Fernández, said the latest New York State Budget of $212 billion, the largest in the State’s history, invests in the future of The Bronx. Fernández released a statement on Thursday, April 8, describing the new budget as “bold and progressive,” one that will bring much-needed aid to Bronxites and galvanize the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. “These critical investments in our infrastructure, small businesses, schools, and health care services will strengthen our borough’s response, and most importantly, help people get back to work,” she said, acknowledging that the COVID-19

By DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES

One year on from a previously unimaginable pandemic that, so far, has taken the lives of three million people worldwide, a dozen or so nurses and hospital staff gathered at Jacobi Medical Center in the Morris Park section of The Bronx, to honor the late RN Freda Ocran who, it is understood, was the first nurse based at a New York City public hospital to have died in the line of duty from COVID-19. On Sunday, March 28, hospital staff joined family members and elected officials to remember Freda on the first anniversary of her passing, and to honor

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