Posts by Ruth Nasrullah
The Lockdown and Its Lessons About the Environment
In the wake of the lockdown early last year, it seemed nature had a much-needed break from humans.
Read MoreSelf-Care in the Time of COVID
In the second of our Zoom Musings video series, COVID-19 Observer contributor Sam Alix talks with veteran, volunteer and stroke survivor Patrick Purnell…
Read MoreReligious Exemptions Add Legal Thorns to Looming Vaccine Mandates
With workplace vaccine mandates in the offing, opponents are turning to a tried-and-true recourse for avoiding a covid-19 shot: the claim that vaccination interferes with religious beliefs.
Read More“Community Schools” Show Their Value During COVID-19
Rene Covarrublas was only at his new job at Duarte High School for one week before the coronavirus shuttered schools in Los Angeles County and across the country.
Read MoreText Banking Toward the 70% Goal
“You can text your zip code to 438829 to find your closest vaccine site. Can I count on you to get vaccinated?”
Read MoreBeing a “Steward of the Lord’s Creation”
Welcome to the first in our new video series, “Zoom Musings,” featuring Observer writer Sam Alix in conversation with people – especially veterans – whose everyday lives have been impacted by COVID-19.
Read MoreUncertainty is the New Normal
Imagine seeing your one-year-old toddler attempting to fit a mask on his face while playing simply because he sees his parents wearing one every day.
Read MorePfizer CEO to Public: Just Trust Us on the COVID Booster
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was confident in June about the ability of his company’s vaccine to protect against the highly contagious delta variant…Just weeks later, Pfizer said it would seek authorization for a booster shot…
Read More‘Time is of the essence’: Push to vaccinate immigrants presses on
Julio, an unauthorized immigrant from El Salvador, received his vaccine on a Friday in mid-July. The jab, by his own account, came later than he would have hoped.
Read MoreWith the Help of Catholic Charities, Undocumented People Get Vaccine Access
“Vacunas contra el COVID-19,” reads the sign outside the vaccine clinic inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Baltimore.
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