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NY Declares Polio 'An Imminent Threat To Public Health' NY Declares Polio 'An Imminent Threat To Public Health'
NY Declares Polio 'An Imminent Threat To Public Health' New York’s top health official is urging the public to get vaccinated against poliovirus if they haven’t yet done so. State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett declared polio "an imminent threat to public health" in New York State Wednesday, Sept. 28. NY Declares Polio State Of Emergency After Virus Found In Wastewater On Long Island The declaration will free up resources to help local health departments set up vaccination clinics and better focus their outreach efforts to unvaccinated or under-vaccinated New Yorkers, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said. Health officials are hoping to boost …

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by Michael Mashburn
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COVID-19: New Long Island Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open COVID-19: New Long Island Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open
Covid-19: New Long Island Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open A pair of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up on Long Island this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: Nassau County: Freeport Recreation Center on East Merrick Roa on Thursday, Feb 25 Suffolk County: La Espiguita Soccer on Brentwood Road in Brentwood on Friday, Feb. 26 They are among a dozen 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 equity in the…

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by Zak Failla