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Nurse Working At Prison On Long Island Gave Inmate Blade, Money: DA Nurse Working At Prison On Long Island Gave Inmate Blade, Money: DA
Nurse Working At Prison On Long Island Gave Inmate Blade, Money: DA A managing nurse working at a correctional center on Long Island was caught smuggling a blade to an inmate, discussing information about other inmates, and more, authorities said. Yasmin Talbot, age 48 of Levittown, was arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 4 for her alleged monthslong relationship with an inmate, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Talbot, a nurse manager at Nassau County Correctional Center (NCCC), was the second-highest-ranking nurse at the facility when, according to the indictment, she started speaking to 37-year-old inmate Christopher Wright in January 2023. Th…

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by Sophie Grieser
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COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot More than 50 percent of the hospital workers on Long Island who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have done so, though the region is lagging behind others across the state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 60 percent of hospital workers on Long Island have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven by region, with Long Island hospitals having used 78 percent of the doses allocated to them, with only New York City (60 percent), Finger Lakes (7…

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by Zak Failla