Covid-19: New York State To Close Mass Vaccination Site At Jones Beach
Four of New York's mass vaccination sites, including the Jones Beach site, will cease operations later this month.
The Jones Beach site, along with sites at The Conference and Event Center Niagara Falls, Plattsburgh International Airport, SUNY Polytechnic Institute — Utica, will cease operations after Monday, July 19, the state announced.
This will allow the state to focus more on "localized vaccination efforts," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
In the coming weeks and months, more sites will close based on demand and proximity to other sites.
"As our vaccination efforts continue across the …
Covid-19: Delta Variant's Symptoms Different, More Dangerous Than Original Virus, Doctors Say
The Delta variant of COVID-19, by far the most contagious strain during the entire pandemic, has different and more dangerous symptoms than the original virus, doctors are now warning.
The strain, first detected in India in December 2020, now makes up 90 percent of new cases in the United Kingdom and 10 percent of new cases in the United States.
Doctors in China told state-run television that their patients who have the Delta strain, known as B.1.617.2, are becoming sicker and their conditions are worsening at a faster rate, according to The New York Times.
Around 12 percent of Delta varia…
