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COVID-19: Cuomo's Nursing Home Directive Led To Additional Deaths, New Report Says COVID-19: Cuomo's Nursing Home Directive Led To Additional Deaths, New Report Says
Covid-19: Cuomo's Nursing Home Directive Led To Additional Deaths, New Report Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s directive last spring to nursing homes in New York to admit COVID-19 patients led to additional deaths, according to a newly released report✎ EditSign. The New York State Bar Association Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care released the 242-page report criticizing the governor for not reversing the March 2020 order earlier than he did. “Although a determination of the number of additional nursing home deaths is beyond the capacity of the Task Force, there are credible reviews that suggest that the directive, for the approximately six weeks, that it wa…

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COVID-19: Here's How To Determine Vaccine Eligibility, Schedule Appointments COVID-19: Here's How To Determine Vaccine Eligibility, Schedule Appointments
Covid-19: Here's How To Determine Vaccine Eligibility, Schedule Appointments New York is ramping up its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine as more allocations of doses are expected to be distributed when President-elect Joe Biden takes office next week. This week, the state began opening up its mass vaccination sites to eligible New Yorkers, though due to the limited doses, some appointments are being scheduled weeks in advance. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the federal government is currently providing approximately 300,000 doses of the vaccine each week, though there are currently more than seven million New Yorkers eligible to receive it. At the current rate…

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COVID-19: New York Setting Up State-Run Mass Vaccination Sites At These Places COVID-19: New York Setting Up State-Run Mass Vaccination Sites At These Places
Covid-19: New York Setting Up State-Run Mass Vaccination Sites At These Places With COVID-19 vaccines becoming more widely available to some New Yorkers, the state is beginning to set up sites where residents can go to receive the first dose of the vaccine. As of Monday, Jan. 11, New York entered “phase 1B” of the state’s vaccination program, which includes eligibility for corrections officers, first responders, teachers, transit workers, and New Yorkers over the age of 75. The new group joins frontline healthcare workers, residents, and employees at nursing homes, all of whom are expected to have received their first dosage by the end of the week, New York Gov. Andre…

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