Hundreds of city workers who were fired by the city after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are planning a lawsuit to get their jobs and wages back, now that the mandate has been removed. There are approximately 1,780 public employees, including police officers, firefighters, and cleaning personnel. “And because they don’t want to get … Read more
Healthy teeth, happy smiles! And that’s how Give Kids A Smile, a completely free dental prevention program for students, offered oral hygiene in schools in the East Harlem district. “They checked my teeth,” says Martin Andrade, a student at PS 146. Andrade and more than 200 students from PS146 and P169 were visited by various … Read more
“It was very important to us because we are here to help the patients,” said nurse Ted Levine. After three consecutive days of strike, the New York State Nursing Association reaches a tentative agreement with two private hospitals Mount Sinai in Manhattan and Montefiore in the Bronx. The agreement was hailed by the union as … Read more
Two New York City hospitals have reached a tentative agreement with thousands of striking nurses that ends the protest, the nurses union announced Thursday. The nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, went on strike early Monday after negotiations with management ran aground at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Montefiore Medical Center … Read more
After the discovery of the first patient so far with polio in an area near the city, the state and municipal health departments carried out tests on wastewater that tested positive for the virus. It is something that alarms some immigrant mothers like Letty Vásquez, who did not know about this virus or the vaccines … Read more
This weekend there are three simian pox vaccination centers operating. This after Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Friday declaring a “state disaster emergency” in response to the recent outbreak of the disease. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: The executive order comes as nearly 1,300 cases have been confirmed in the city as of … Read more
Governor Hochul declared a state of emergency in New York over monkeypox. The decision comes after the urgent request of elected officials and the publication of new data. Hochul said he made the decision after reviewing figures on the outbreak in New York state. The Executive Order will help strengthen efforts to address the outbreak … Read more
The number of monkeypox cases registered in the state of New York has stood at 1,092, almost a third of the infections registered in the United States, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have detected 3,487 cases. The New York State Department of Health warns on its website that the number of … Read more
This Tuesday, the staff of the Elmhurst hospital, together with local politicians, inaugurated a new labor simulation laboratory. During the event, the nursing staff had the opportunity to practice an emergency delivery with a mannequin. “When we do simulations we always talk as if it were a real patient,” explained Frederick Friedman, director of the … Read more
Amparo Gaviria was one of dozens of Jackson Heights residents who took several free covid tests home this Monday. “This is here to stay, but you have to take care of yourself,” Gaviria said. Where Gaviria lives there are about eight tenants who rent rooms, and for her, who has lung problems, protecting herself, now … Read more