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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said that Department of Health Services will offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to children ages six months to five years old on Thursday. About 82,000 children in Suffolk County are in the newly eligible age cohort. The American Academy of Read More …
The Dix Hills Fire Department will host a Covid-19 vaccination site for children Wednesday. The site, at 115 East Deer Park Road, will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from 2-7 p.m. for children 5 and up. It is one of 17 new #VaxForKids pop-up vaccination sites Read More …
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced sweeping new programs involving healthcare, transportation, housing, climate change and more Wednesday in her first State of the State address. At the top of her list was healthcare, with a plan to invest $10 billion in the sector, including more than Read More …
The state has 10 mass vaccination sites that offer COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 years old. More than 50,000 of New York’s younger residents have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The following locations administer the vaccine to this age Read More …
All healthcare workers in New York State will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Gov Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday, effective Sept. 27. The order applies to staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, adult care, and other congregate care settings, with Read More …
New York residents 30 and up will be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine starting Tuesday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday. In addition, those who are 16 and up can begin to schedule appointments on April 6. The federal government has encouraged the switch to Read More …
About 200 people received a Covid-19 vaccine Friday at B.A.P.S. Swaminarayan Hindu Temple in Melville. Stony Brook University personnel administered the vaccines, as part of New York State’s community pop-up outreach, which includes religious institutions, public housing developments, schools, some union offices, community centers and Read More …
News 12 reported Monday that some of the Covid-19 vaccines given Feb. 15 at Jones Beach were not kept sufficiently cold and were therefore “not effective.” Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said later that 81 of the nearly 1,400 people vaccinated that day would have Read More …
Residents with medical conditions given priority for the Covid-19 vaccination will be able to sign up Feb.14 for appointments Feb. 15, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday. Those claiming they are qualified will have to provide proof of their condition, he said, which could mean Read More …
Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo said Sunday that the state’s 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate has declined for the 23rd consecutive day. However, Long Island continues to lead the state infection rate, at 6.33 percent, even as the percentage declines. “We’ve dealt with a holiday surge driven Read More …