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COVID-19: FBI Investigating Reports Of Fake Vaccination Cards COVID-19: FBI Investigating Reports Of Fake Vaccination Cards
Covid-19: FBI Investigating Reports Of Fake Vaccination Cards The FBI has launched a probe into the discovery of phony COVID-19 vaccination cards that are being sold by fraudsters online and through social media, threatening the progress America has. been making in combating the virus. FBI investigators and other federal officials are looking into the fake COVID-19 cards that are supposed to be administered by healthcare providers before one receives a first dose of the vaccine, but have instead been making the rounds online. Officials said that since there’s no way to authenticate vaccination cards, it's even easier for scammers to create their own, …

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COVID-19: 'No Excuses' For Not Getting Vaccine, Cuomo Says; Announces Essential Worker Memorial COVID-19: 'No Excuses' For Not Getting Vaccine, Cuomo Says; Announces Essential Worker Memorial
Covid-19: 'No Excuses' For Not Getting Vaccine, Cuomo Says; Announces Essential Worker Memorial New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is imploring all New Yorkers to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments now that eligibility has been expanded to all adults 16 and older as the state prepares a monument celebrating essential workers. Cuomo was at the Javitz Center in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 6, where he laid out the steps that need to be taken as the end of the pandemic nears. Cuomo said that he spoke with the White House COVID-19 task force on Tuesday morning, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Dr. Anthony Fauci about what steps have to be taken to “crush COVID.” “The vaccine is …

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COVID-19: 'Where Is Our Vaccine?' Officials In Putnam County Ask COVID-19: 'Where Is Our Vaccine?' Officials In Putnam County Ask
Covid-19: 'Where Is Our Vaccine?' Officials In Putnam County Ask Putnam County officials are raising the same questions many New Yorkers are as the state contends with the COVID-19: pandemic “where is our vaccine?” Since the pandemic began, Putnam has received a total of 2,647 - 1,740 first and 907 second - doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, all of which were administered within 48 hours of the state supplying the county with its allocation. Supervising Public Health Nurse Kathleen Percacciolo made note that during the H1-N1 crisis, the county was vaccinating approximately 300 people an hour, proving Putnam has the capacity and ability to distribute m…

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COVID-19: Here's When NYS PAUSE Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know COVID-19: Here's When NYS PAUSE Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know
Covid-19: Here's When NYS Pause Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know Here's an overview of what you need to know about the "NY State on Pause" measures and time frame covered in an executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday, March 20 announced in a news conference in Albany. (See video of the news conference above. For audio only, click here.) The order mandates that 100 percent of the workforce must stay home beginning Sunday, March 22 at 8 p.m. excluding essential services. All non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason are temporarily banned. Enacting Matilda’s Law to protect New Yorkers age 70 and over and those with compromis…

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