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COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to inoculate nearly 27,000 people during the 17th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with hundreds of thousands of 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 26,760 more doses, up from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered …

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COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to inoculate nearly 20,000 people during the 15th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with hundreds of thousands of 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 17,960 more doses, up from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered …

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COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot The lowest percentage of hospital employees who have received the COVID-19 vaccine in New York reside in the Hudson Valley. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 57.9 percent of hospital workers in the Hudson Valley have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. The percentage in the Hudson Valley is the lowest in the state, behind New York City (59 percent), Long Island (60 percent), Mohawk Valley (60.1 percent), and Western New York (63 percent).  Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven b…

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COVID-19: Westchester Community College Gets Grant To Train Future Frontline Healthcare Workers COVID-19: Westchester Community College Gets Grant To Train Future Frontline Healthcare Workers
Covid-19: Westchester Community College Gets Grant To Train Future Frontline Healthcare Workers Westchester Community College has received a $100,000 grant to be used to train future healthcare workers. The grant, provided by the Westchester Workforce Funders Collaborative amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will enable the college to create a network with government and industry partners that will provide funding for at least 40 participants. The network will be housed at the college’s Mount Vernon Extension Center, and recruit and train the students for healthcare occupations, the college said. Successful participants will earn college credits and a health career creden…

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