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Covid-19: Here's Breakdown Of Long Islanders Who've Been Vaccinated By Race, Ethnicity
The majority of Long Islanders to receive the COVID-19 vaccination are white, though the region has been amongst New York’s best in distributing it to neighborhoods with people of color.
As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution sites have received 2,192,675 first doses and already administered 92 percent (2,024,225) first dose vaccinations and 87 percent of first and second doses, with more on the way from the federal government.
According to the state Department of Health, the race of those to receive the vaccine …
Covid-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered On Long Island, Demographic Breakdown
Following a slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, the state now finds itself waiting on the federal government to distribute additional allocations to Long Island and other regions.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday, Feb. 1 that the total week six allocation has been delivered to providers, bringing the total to 1,554,450 first doses distributed, with 1,393,064 (90 percent) of them administered. A total of 75 percent of second doses have also been administered, completing the vaccination.
Cuomo noted that the next allocation from the federal government is not expect…
Covid-19: Here's Total Vaccine Doses Administered, Received On Long Island
New York is seeing an improvement in its COVID-19 vaccination program, but the state finds itself with greater demand than the federal government can supply.
Statewide, a total of 1,304,050 first doses have been distributed to New York, with 1,210,339 (93 percent) having already been administered. There have been 564,600 second doses delivered, with 166,640 completed.
On Long Island, the region has received a total of 229,520 doses, with 172,500 administered. The 75 percent of vaccines administered is the sixth-lowest percentage in the state.
Central New York: 95,265 doses received - 86,9…
Covid-19: Biden Issues Orders On Masks, Schools, Travel, Saying 'This Is A Wartime Undertaking'
President Joe Biden has hit the ground running in laying out his COVID-19 response plan to slow down the pandemic, issuing a series of executive orders to combat the spread of the virus, calling it a "wartime undertaking."
On his first full day in office, Thursday, Jan. 21, Biden signed 10 executive orders to combat COVID-19, mandating masks on public transportation across the country and directing agencies to use wartime powers to require American companies to make masks, swabs, and other equipment.
The new travel order also requires international travelers to provide proof of a negative…
Covid-19: NY Sets New Rules For Vaccines, Including Fines, Issues Updated Guidance For Schools
Some hospitals in New York are doing a better job than others in maximizing their allocations of COVID-19 vaccinations, and as a result, the state is launching new rules and possible fines.
During a COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Jan. 4 in Albany, Cuomo said that while some New York have utilized nearly all of their allocated vaccinations, others, including several systems in downstate New York, have only used between 20 percent or 30 percent of their designated doses.
Statewide, just 46 percent of the doses allocated to hospitals have been administered in the first few weeks of the vaccinat…
