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Suspect On Loose After 20-Year-Old Shot Near Health Center In Westchester Suspect On Loose After 20-Year-Old Shot Near Health Center In Westchester
Suspect On Loose After 20-Year-Old Shot Near Health Center In Westchester Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a 20-year-old in Westchester, causing him to be hospitalized, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, March 23 around 6:15 p.m., when police in Mount Vernon responded to the area of 107 West 4th St. for a reported shooting, where the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center is located.  Once arriving at the scene, officers found 20-year-old Mount Vernon resident Jaheim Vassel with a gunshot wound to his leg. Vassel was then taken to Jacobi Medical Center and will likely make a full recovery, according to …

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Westchester COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Westchester
Covid-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Westchester A pop-up COVID-19 clinic has been scheduled in one of Westchester’s largest communities. #VaxUpWestchester announced that it is teaming up with the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center and RXR Realty to provide COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for all eligible residents in the region. The event has been scheduled for 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the Food Bazaar on Bogopa Place in Mount Vernon, officials said. As part of the event, there will be a “$50 cash-equivalent gift card available for those receiving a first dose or booster.” Officials said that the event w…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to innoculate nearly 10,000 people during the 12th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with more than 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with additional allocations on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 9,840 more doses, up more than 2,000 from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then adm…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Westchester Mayor Calls Out Hospital For Low Vaccine Performance COVID-19: Westchester Mayor Calls Out Hospital For Low Vaccine Performance
Covid-19: Westchester Mayor Calls Out Hospital For Low Vaccine Performance A mayor in one of Westchester’s largest cities is calling for better performance from Montefiore after it was made public that it had the lowest vaccination rate in the state of New York. This week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo highlighted the top and bottom performing hospitals in administering the allocations of vaccines provided to them, with some reaching 100 percent efficiency and Montefiore Mount Vernon at the bottom of the list with an 11 percent vaccination rate. The next lowest-performing hospitals were Montefiore New Rochelle (23 percent), Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (24 perce…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Walk-In Testing Facility Opens In Westchester COVID-19: New Walk-In Testing Facility Opens In Westchester
Covid-19: New Walk-In Testing Facility Opens In Westchester A new walk-through testing facility for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is coming to Westchester. A new COVID-19 testing center is being set up at the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, on 4th Street which will open up on Friday, April 17. Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard said that the site will operate as a mobile facility for those who do not have access to a car, allowing people to use the facility by walking through instead of pulling up in a car. As of late on Wednesday, April 15, Mount Vernon had 1,313 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the Westchester County Departm…

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by Zak Failla