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COVID-19: Westchester Hits New Vaccination Milestone COVID-19: Westchester Hits New Vaccination Milestone
Covid-19: Westchester Hits New Vaccination Milestone Westchester County has hit a new benchmark as it continues to be among the leaders in New York in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Tuesday, Aug. 3, 80 percent of adult residents 18 and over living in Westchester have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the seventh most among all counties in New York, health officials said. According to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, the 80 percent vaccination rate equates to 653,829 people vaccinated out of a total population of 967,612 in Westchester. Health officials noted that Westchester is outpacing the national…
COVID-19: SUNY To Provide One-Shot J&J Vaccine To Students Before Summer Break COVID-19: SUNY To Provide One-Shot J&J Vaccine To Students Before Summer Break
Covid-19: SUNY To Provide One-Shot J&J Vaccine To Students Before Summer Break The State University of New York school system will be making the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine available to students before they head home for Summer Break with the intention of fully reopening campuses in the fall. With eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expanding to all New Yorkers 16 and older on Tuesday, April 6, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that thousands of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines were being distributed to the 34 SUNY campuses. The latest measure comes on the hells of Malatras announcing SUNY’s intention to fully reopen for in-person learning across th…
COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In Westchester COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In Westchester
Covid-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In Westchester A pair of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up in the Hudson Valley this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that 13 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites will be coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers across the state to “bolster the state’s commitment to ensuring fairness and equity in the vaccine distribution process.” The sites are expected to vaccinate more than 3,800 people this week, with more sites expected to open up in the coming weeks.…