NEW YORK – New York City will have vaccination sites in school buildings serving students 12 and older for eligible communities during the first week of school, announced Education Chancellor Meisha Porter. This would represent about 700 places for students over the age of 12 and school employees to receive the vaccine. Each school will … Read more
What you should know Kathy Hochul has vowed to clean the house and inherits significant challenges as governor, from the current COVID crisis to crime, marijuana legalization and budget battles. She took significant action related to COVID-19 on the first day in office by adding the death toll reported by the CDC, which is more … Read more
NEW YORK – For months, New York City health leaders have struggled to improve vaccination rates in communities of color. This may be your biggest win yet. According to data from NYC Test and Trace Corps, 50.82% of city residents who identify as Latino had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by … Read more
What you should know The federal government approved COVID-19 booster shots for all Americans on Wednesday amid a surge in the delta variant that has led to increased new cases and hospitalization rates across the United States. Upon approval, New York residents could be receiving the third dose no earlier than September, and healthcare workers, … Read more
NEW YORK – New York health officials said Saturday that they will soon issue state guidance on administering a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for people with weak immune systems after the federal government will approve the additional dose. State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker confirmed Saturday that the New York Vaccine Task Force … Read more
What you should know In a matter of weeks, the highly transmissible delta variant went from being the second most dominant strain in New York City to becoming the majority of cases tested for COVID-19. According to city data reported on July 9, the delta variant accounted for 26% of all positive samples tested in … Read more
What you should know Nearly 3/4 of all US counties are now considered “high transmission” areas under CDC’s new tracking system; that means the use of masks indoors is recommended regardless of vaccination status It marks an increase of 13 percentage points in the last week alone and COVID cases continue to increase; hospitalizations in … Read more
What you should know The delta variant is part of 83% of the positive samples from New York City studied, compared to 72% in the last report from the Department of Health and 57% in the previous week. This variant is now also the dominant one in New Jersey. Existing vaccines have shown effective protection … Read more
What you should know The delta variant has been found in 83% of the New York City positive samples studied, up from 72% in the last health department report and 57% in the previous week. That strain is now the dominant one in New Jersey as well. Existing vaccines have shown effective protection against the … Read more
NEW YORK – Amid a surge driven by the highly contagious mutant version of the virus, COVID-19 cases in the US have increased six-fold in the past month. New York City, Microsoft, Tyson Foods and the U.S. auto industry joined a cascading number of state and local governments and major employers Tuesday that are taking … Read more