By Ann M. Nguyen and Nathan Stewart It’s time to check in on our health care providers, especially those of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. We are entering the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and New Jersey still has a long way to go to curb the virus. On Jan. 11, Gov. Phil Murphy reinstated the public health emergency, which reactivates resources to address the omicron variant surge. In the news, we have heard about rising hospitalizations. At its peak in mid-January, New Jersey hospitalizations were 1.5 times higher than the national average. We have also heard about expanded option…
