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Covid-19: Medical Center On Long Island Begins Administering Vaccine To Kids 5 To 11
A medical center on Long Island has begun offering the newly-authorized lower dose COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11.
Cohen Children’s Medical Center, located in New Hyde Park, began administering the vaccine, made by Pfizer, on Thursday, Nov. 4, according to an announcement from Northwell Health.
“In New York, six in 10 kids who are 12-and-over are already vaccinated," said Dr. Charles Schleien, senior vice president and chair of pediatrics at Northwell Health and Cohen Children’s. "We need to get that number higher – and starting today, we need to chip away at vaccinating the newe…
Woman Killed, Child Injured In Meadowbrook Parkway Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
A woman was killed and a child injured in an overnight crash involving a drunk driver on the Meadowbrook Parkway, police said.
It happened just after midnight on Sunday, Feb. 2 north of exit M7 in Hempstead.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the collision occurred when a 2012 Nissan Rogue traveling northbound struck the rear of a 2006 Kia, state police said.
The impact caused the Kia to leave the roadway onto the right shoulder before striking a tree, according to police.
The operator of the Kia, Lissette Quintanilla, 39, of South Hempstead, was taken to Nassau University Med…
