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COVID-19 Vaccinations
White Plains, NY
News
Covid-
19: There's No Link Between Vaccines, 'Sudden Deaths,' New Research Finds
Brand-new research says there's no link between COVID-19 vaccinations and "unexplained sudden deaths." The findings by the Indian Council of Medical Research also showed that the receipt of two doses of a vaccine lowered the odds of unexplained sudden death. The study was conducted at 47 hospitals across India and involved apparently healthy individuals aged 18-45 years without any known co-morbidity, who suddenly died of unexplained causes from October 2021 to March 2023. Researchers pointed to other factors for sudden deaths, including past hospitalization for COVID, …
New Haven, CT
News
Covid-
19: This Group Has Been Most Affected By Virus In 2023, CDC Says
New data is revealing what group of Americans was most affected by COVID-19 in the fourth year of the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late last week that those age 65 and above accounted for 62.9 percent of COVID-related hospitalizations from January to August of this year. Among that group, only 23.5 percent had received the recommended COVID booster vaccine, and "the vast majority had two or more underlying health conditions," according to the CDC. Those 65 and older accounted for 87.9 percent of COVID-related deaths and 61.3 percen…
Mount Vernon, NY
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Mount Vernon
A pop-up COVID-19 clinic has been scheduled in one of Westchester’s largest communities. #VaxUpWestchester announced that it is teaming up with the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center and RXR Realty to provide COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for all eligible residents in the region. The event has been scheduled for 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the Food Bazaar on Bogopa Place in Mount Vernon, officials said. As part of the event, there will be a “$50 cash-equivalent gift card available for those receiving a first dose or booster.” Officials said that the event w…
New City, NY
Politics
Cuomo Loyalist Larry Schwartz Resigns From MTA Post, Hochul Administration Announces
One of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top advisors and loyalists has officially stepped away from his position on the MTA board. Current Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced that Schwartz, a Long Island native who also served as Deputy County Executive in Westchester and Suffolk counties, officially resigned from the transit board on Dec. 31 after announcing his intention to depart in October. Schwartz was nominated by Cuomo and joined the board in 2015. His term was scheduled to expire in 2023. He was his most senior advisor during Cuomo’s first term in 2011 and also served as the for…
Somers, NY
News
Covid-
19: Westchester Sees Surge In Vaccinations
Elected officials in Westchester are seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel as the number of residents getting vaccinated surged in the past several days. Over the past week, more than 11,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered to Westchester residents, according to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, who touted them for going out and getting shots in the arm. During his latest COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Sept. 27, Latimer announced that 88.4 percent of eligible county residents 18 and over have received at least one dose of the vaccine. “What we are seeing in this c…
Brookfield, CT
News
Lamont Announces Number Of Afghan Refugees Who Will Resettle In CT
Hundreds of Afghan refugees will soon call Connecticut home as Gov. Ned Lamont gets ready to welcome them into the Nutmeg State. Lamont said that the State Department of Social Services will work with federal, state, and local officials to ensure that resources are properly allocated and municipalities have the support needed as 310 refugees make their way stateside. “I welcome these individuals with open arms into our wonderful state,” the governor said. "It is our obligation and our duty to ensure these Afghan refugees feel welcome in our state, and we will work to ensure they have ever…
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
News
PA State Rep. Not Apologizing After Comparing
Covid-
19 Vaccines To Rape
Republican Rep. Russ Diamond, of Lebanon, will not apologize for comparing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations to rape. "What's it called when someone sticks something into your body against your will or coerces you to let them?" Diamond said in an Aug. 23 post on his official Facebook page. There's a word for that... Posted by PA State Rep. Russ Diamond on Monday, August 23, 2021 Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape has asked Diamond to apologize, but he refuses. "The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape is outraged by Rep. Russ Diamond's statement comparing rape to vaccinations," the coa…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Covid-
19: Vaccinated Hudson Valley Resident Tests Positive For Delta Variant
A vaccinated New York resident has tested positive for the Delta strain of COVID-19. The positive result in the Hudson Valley resident was confirmed Monday, June 28 in Ulster County. The strain, first detected in India in December 2020, now makes up 90 percent of new cases in the United Kingdom and 20 percent of new cases in the United States. Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said word came from the New York State Health Department and that the person has recovered. "This incident is a critical reminder that while we have made great strides in fighting this virus, we are not out of the wo…
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: Two New Long Island Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch
A pair of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up on Long Island this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that 35 community-based pop-up vaccination sites will be coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers across the state to “bolster the state’s commitment to ensuring fairness and equity in the vaccine distribution process.” On Long Island, vaccination sites were set up at the Islamic Center of Long Island on Brush Hollow Road in Westbury and St. Rosalie’s H…
Fairfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: CT Sees 92 New Deaths; Latest Data By Community, County
Dozens of new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Connecticut over the weekend, though the state has been seeing improving numbers as the calendar distances from the holiday season. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 123,037 COVID-19 tests administered statewide over the weekend, resulting in 5,817 positive cases for a 4.73 positive infection rate after hovering above 6 percent through most of last week and hitting double digits earlier this month. Ten new COVID-19 patients were admitted to Connecticut hospitals, as the number rose to 1,068 statewide, with 92 new fataliti…
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: New York Sees Number Of Vaccinations Administered Triple
The number of COVID-19 vaccinations being administered across New York has nearly tripled this week after a slow initial roll out over the first month the vaccine was available. This past week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed frustration that some hospitals had been slow to begin administering the vaccine to healthcare workers, employees, and residents in nursing homes. In the first three weeks the vaccine was made available, New York hospitals used less than half of their allotment of initial doses, with 10,809 vaccines being administered daily. Related story - COVID-19: NY Set…
