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COVID-19: LIers 60+ Can Walk In, Get Vaccinated At These State-Run Sites In Nassau, Suffolk COVID-19: LIers 60+ Can Walk In, Get Vaccinated At These State-Run Sites In Nassau, Suffolk
Covid-19: LIers 60+ Can Walk In, Get Vaccinated At These State-Run Sites In Nassau, Suffolk Long Islanders 60 and over can now go get their COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment at either of the state-run mass vaccination sites in both Nassau and Suffolk. Beginning on Friday, April 23, all New Yorkers 60 and older can walk in for a COVID-19 vaccine at SUNY Old Westbury and the Suffolk Community College campus in Brentwood. 
“For the people over 60 years old, and I’m one of them, there’s really no excuses. You just have to show up,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “But at the end of the day, the government can. only do what the government can do. 
“We can set up vaccination sit…

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COVID-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites COVID-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites
Covid-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites New York is calling on all houses of worship of all denominations to sign up as vaccination sites as part of the state’s “Roll Up Your Sleeve” COVID-19 campaign. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Westchester County at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon on Monday, March 22 to announce the new campaign to promote houses of worship of all faiths across the state to sign up as vaccination sites for their communities.  Houses of worship have all been given the green light to serve as points of distribution for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning in April. As part of this new campaign, medic…

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COVID-19: Two New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch On Long Island COVID-19: Two New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch On Long Island
Covid-19: Two New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch On Long Island A pair of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up on Long Island this week to provide the first doses of the vaccine to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: Nassau County: Glen Cove YMCA on Dosoris Lane on Thursday, March 11. Suffolk County: First Baptist Church of Riverhead on Northville Turnpike on Friday, March 12. They are among 14 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state’s commitment to ensuring fairness and equi…

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COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What?
Covid-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? So you have come into contact with someone who tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Now what? Health officials have outlined basic guidelines to help those who come into contact with someone who has a positive case of COVID-19 as the outbreak continues to spread throughout the region and country. According to officials, one should quarantine themselves for a minimum of 14 days from the date of contact, which is required by law. Close contact has been defined by the Centers for Disease Control as being within six feet of someone who displays symptoms. During a quarantine, one …

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