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NY Declares Flu Disaster As Cuomo Issues Emergency Order NY Declares Flu Disaster As Cuomo Issues Emergency Order
NY Declares Flu Disaster As Cuomo Issues Emergency Order As the region continues to grip with one of the worst flu epidemics in a decade, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a disaster emergency allowing pharmacists to administer vaccines to children and teenagers older than 2 years old. Cuomo issued the executive order on Thursday, suspending the state law forbidding pharmacists from administering the vaccination to New Yorkers under the age of 18. In the past week, there were nearly 8,000 confirmed influenza cases and more than 1,500 New Yorkers were hospitalized statewide with the flu, the highest weekly number since health officials began…

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