Mobile vaccination centers like this one could soon be putting up a third dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, if the federal government’s Food and Drug Administration approves, as expected, a booster dose for people with immune problems. New Yorkers like Rosa Díaz who received the Pfizer vaccine, or Manuel Calle who received the … Read more
The 2021 New York International Auto Show to be held this August at the Javits Center has been canceled due to increasing incidents of the COVID-19 Delta variant and increased measures recently announced by state and local authorities. to stop its spread. New York Auto Show President Mark Schienberg issued a statement that reads in … Read more
This is the image that has become common in Sunset Park: most residents seem to be abiding by the mayor’s new recommendation on the use of masks inside businesses to prevent the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus. “I always use it because it is the protection that one has, so that the … Read more
At this food bank in Williamsburg they still prepare about 900 meals a day for people in need in the neighborhood. “It is not easy, especially with the epidemic that occurred now, many people do not have work … Many people need help and if I can help them with anything, then I do it,” … Read more
The markings on the pavement, the signs and the workers ready from the first hours that this immunization center opened … however, there was no line and not many people were vaccinated. It has been the first day of the program in which the city gives prepaid cards of one hundred dollars to those who … Read more
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced new recommendations for vaccinated people to return to wearing masks indoors in areas where the coronavirus is on the rise, and parts of New York are among high-risk areas. The agency also recommended the use of indoor masks for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to schools, … Read more
New York will require all state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before Labor Day or to undergo weekly tests for COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. “It’s smart, it’s fair and it’s in everyone’s interest,” Cuomo said in a call with the Association for a Better New York, a nonprofit organization. By ordering … Read more
At a press conference, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio insisted that the city’s recovery depends on vaccinating citizens. He pointed out that, if you want to avoid sanitary restrictions, the population must be vaccinated. He announced that, as part of the Homecoming Week program, the Homecoming Concert will be held at the Gran … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday encouraged all companies in the city to require their employees to be vaccinated against covid-19 due to the advance of the delta variant. “I call on all New York employers, including our private hospitals, to move immediately toward some kind of obligation, whatever they think they can do,” de … Read more
Health workers demonstrated Thursday against the New York-Presbyterian hospital’s new vaccination policy, which makes vaccination mandatory. Hundreds of members of the 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Union gathered in front of the medical center in upper Manhattan. “Today, we are on the main campus of NY-Presby to hear the voices of our members. Educate, not force vaccines!” … Read more