COVID-19: Three Brand-New Mass Vaccination Sites To Open On Long Island COVID-19: Three Brand-New Mass Vaccination Sites To Open On Long Island
Covid-19: Three Brand-New Mass Vaccination Sites To Open On Long Island Three new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will be launched on college campuses across Long Island as New York prepares for a fresh allocation of new doses. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, March 15 that sites were being set up at: SUNY Old Westbury,  Suffolk Community College’s Brentwood campus,  SUNY Stony Brook Southampton. The sites will be open beginning Friday, March 19 and those eligible can begin making appointments at those sites beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17. The SUNY Old Westbury site will be at the Clark Center - Gate C on Store Hill Road …
COVID-19: CDC Unveils Highly-Anticipated Guidelines For Those Who Are Fully Vaccinated COVID-19: CDC Unveils Highly-Anticipated Guidelines For Those Who Are Fully Vaccinated
Covid-19: CDC Unveils Highly-Anticipated Guidelines For Those Who Are Fully Vaccinated The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has just issued its first guidance for fully vaccinated people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who currently count as fully vaccinated are those who have gotten two separate shots of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines with the second shot coming at least two weeks ago. The rollout for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine started last week. According to the CDC guidance released late Monday morning, March 8, fully vaccinated people should still: Maintain physical distance in public and wear a well-fitted mask Avoid large- and…
COVID-19: Local Vaccine Appointments At Major Pharmacies, Grocers All Booked By 9 a.m. COVID-19: Local Vaccine Appointments At Major Pharmacies, Grocers All Booked By 9 a.m.
Covid-19: Local Vaccine Appointments At Major Pharmacies, Grocers All Booked By 9 a.m. CVS has expanded locations where people can get a COVID-19 vaccine, but as of 8:50 a.m. on Monday, March 8, appointments for the first doses were all taken. The expansion means that COVID-19 vaccines are available at more than 100 CVS pharmacies in Massachusetts including those in Worcester, West Springfield, Southwick, Sturbridge, Northampton, Leominster, Lanesborough, Holyoke, Greenfield, and Great Barrington. CVS was able to expand vaccination services due to the recent U.S. Federal Drug Administration’s emergency approval of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, which incre…
COVID-19: NY Restaurants Outside NYC Can Soon Increase Indoor Capacity COVID-19: NY Restaurants Outside NYC Can Soon Increase Indoor Capacity
Covid-19: NY Restaurants Outside NYC Can Soon Increase Indoor Capacity Restaurants outside of New York City will soon be able to increase their indoor capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Those restaurants, which have been operating at 50 percent capacity, can now move to 75 percent capacity starting Friday, March 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday, March 7.  Data has shown that restaurants can operate safely and in accordance with strict health protocols at 75 percent capacity, Cuomo said.  New York City restaurant capacity will remain at 35 percent capacity. "Our fight in the war against COVID-19 continues, but we are encouraged by th…
COVID-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Hudson Valley Locations COVID-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Hudson Valley Locations
Covid-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Hudson Valley Locations With the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine providing health officials with an additional option for vaccinating those eligible, CVS announced it will be expanding its vaccination program to nearly 150 more locations in New York, including many in the Hudson Valley. CVS Pharmacy, which had already been receiving vaccine doses as part of the Federal Pharmacy Program, which are earmarked for specific chains, announced this week that it will be ramping up its vaccination program due to an increased allocation of the vaccine. Those who are eligible and interested in getting v…
COVID-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Long Island Locations COVID-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Long Island Locations
Covid-19: CVS Expands Vaccination Sites To These Long Island Locations With the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine providing health officials with an additional option for vaccinating those eligible, CVS announced it will be expanding its vaccination program to nearly 150 more locations in New York, including many on Long Island. CVS Pharmacy, which had already been receiving vaccine doses as part of the Federal Pharmacy Program, which are earmarked for specific chains, announced this week that it will be ramping up its vaccination program due to an increased allocation of the vaccine. Those who are eligible and interested in getting vaccina…
COVID-19: Here's How Many Vaccines Have Been Administered In Westchester, Statewide COVID-19: Here's How Many Vaccines Have Been Administered In Westchester, Statewide
Covid-19: Here's How Many Vaccines Have Been Administered In Westchester, Statewide Nearly 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered in Westchester as the county continues ramping up its vaccination program. There have now been 81,717 COVID-19 vaccines administered at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, with an additional 15,523 at sites run by the Department of Health for a total of 97,240 as of Thursday, March 4. On Wednesday, March 3, 2,288 Westchester residents were vaccinated at the County Center, along with 632 at Department of Health sites. With the federal government producing and distributing additional COVID-19 vaccines, Westchester has bee…
COVID-19: New Mass Vaccination Site Opens In Hudson Valley COVID-19: New Mass Vaccination Site Opens In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: New Mass Vaccination Site Opens In Hudson Valley With more than 150,000 doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine coming to New York, the state is setting up a temporary mass vaccination site for those eligible. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced three new short-term mass vaccination sites that will utilize the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as the state expands its rollout of the new vaccine. Each site will be allocated with 3,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Among those sites is one at Marist College on Fulton Street in Poughkeepsie, which will be open for five days, beginning on Friday, March…
COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Goes Remote So Teachers, Staff Can Get Vaccines COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Goes Remote So Teachers, Staff Can Get Vaccines
Covid-19: School District In Fairfield County Goes Remote So Teachers, Staff Can Get Vaccines A Fairfield County school district is temporarily going remote to allow for teachers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine specifically earmarked for educators in Connecticut. On Friday, March 5, a mass vaccination clinic is being held in Trumbull, where 800 doses of the newly approved and authorized Johnson & Johnson vaccine are set to be distributed, specifically for teachers and school staffers. Related story - COVID-19: Here's How Many One-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Are Coming To Connecticut Initially, the health department said that they would be receiving approximately 20…
COVID-19: Here's How Many One-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Are Coming To Connecticut COVID-19: Here's How Many One-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Are Coming To Connecticut
Covid-19: Here's How Many One-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Are Coming To Connecticut Tens of thousands of doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine have been earmarked for Connecticut as the state ramps up its vaccination program, Gov. Ned Lamont announced. Lamont said that approximately 39,000 new doses from the federal government are coming now that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was approved for emergency use by the federal government over the weekend. The new allocation of vaccinations from Johnson & Johnson comes as teachers, daycare workers, and Connecticut residents over the age of 55 became eligible to receive the vaccine. Approximat…
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of NYers Who've Gotten At Least One Dose Of Vaccine, Other New Data COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of NYers Who've Gotten At Least One Dose Of Vaccine, Other New Data
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of NYers Who've Gotten At Least One Dose Of Vaccine, Other New Data New York continues ramping up its COVID-19 vaccination program with nearly five million shots administered and a record number of new vaccine allocations expected this week. As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, health officials have administered at least one dose of the vaccine to 15.2 percent of New Yorkers, according to the state Department of Health. New York has received a total of 3,206,430 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the federal government in the past 12 weeks, and 3,033,922 of those have been administered, bringing the total usage to 95 percent of the state’s allocation. In total, 5,2…
COVID-19: CT Teachers, Daycare Workers, Those 55-And-Over Start Getting Vaccines COVID-19: CT Teachers, Daycare Workers, Those 55-And-Over Start Getting Vaccines
Covid-19: CT Teachers, Daycare Workers, Those 55-And-Over Start Getting Vaccines Access to the coveted COVID-19 vaccine has just expanded in Connecticut, with teachers, daycare workers, and residents over the age of 55 now eligible to make vaccination appointments. As of 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 1, approximately a half-million new Connecticut residents are now eligible to schedule their appointments through the state’s website. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont previously said that educators and childcare workers who are now eligible will receive instructions on scheduling an appointment directly through their employers. Appointments can be scheduled online through the …