Brookfield, CT
News
COVID-19: Closure Of J&J Vaccine Clinic, Supply Glitch Both Causing Concerns COVID-19: Closure Of J&J Vaccine Clinic, Supply Glitch Both Causing Concerns
Covid-19: Closure Of J&J Vaccine Clinic, Supply Glitch Both Causing Concerns The mass rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has hit enough roadblock as a vaccination site was forced to close due to people suffering adverse reactions to the shot. A vaccine clinic administering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Colorado was forced to shut down, and the federal government announced it will be shipping fewer of the company’s doses around the country due to production issues. The company did not say how many people had reactions but said it amounted to 0.8 percent of those who received a vaccine dose Wednesday, April 7. Health officials in Co…

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Springfield, MA
News
COVID-19: Massachusetts Gets Big Shot In Arm With Huge Increase In Vaccine Supply COVID-19: Massachusetts Gets Big Shot In Arm With Huge Increase In Vaccine Supply
Covid-19: Massachusetts Gets Big Shot In Arm With Huge Increase In Vaccine Supply Hundreds of thousands of new COVID-19 vaccines are coming to Massachusetts as the state prepares to ramp up its vaccination program in the coming weeks. Pharmacies, health centers, and community vaccination sites across the state are expected to receive approximately 385,000 first doses, while state-run sites will receive 445,000 doses, as Massachusetts receives an increased allocation of nearly 850,000 vaccines from the federal government. The move comes as President Joe Biden advanced his deadline for states to make all adults eligible for the vaccine to Monday, April 9, the same day Mass…

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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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New York Extends Income State Tax Deadline To Match Date Set For Filing Of Federal Returns New York Extends Income State Tax Deadline To Match Date Set For Filing Of Federal Returns
New York Extends Income State Tax Deadline To Match Date Set For Filing Of Federal Returns New York State announced it will be extending its income tax deadline to match the federal government’s newly announced later deadline. In New York, the income tax deadline will now be Monday, May 17, a 30-day extension from the original deadline, and the same date as the new deadline for federal returns. Budget Director Robert Mujica, Jr. said that the extension is to provide New Yorkers some breathing room as the state continues dealing with COVID-19. 
“At the governor's direction, the Department of Tax and Finance will be extending the New York State income tax deadline to May 17&n…

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Mamaroneck, NY
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COVID-19: New Groups Now Eligible For Vaccines In New York COVID-19: New Groups Now Eligible For Vaccines In New York
Covid-19: New Groups Now Eligible For Vaccines In New York More New Yorkers are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as the state continues expanding its availability as more doses are allocated across the country by the federal government. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17, most vaccination sites will be able to vaccinate any eligible New Yorker, no matter the category. Those now eligible include: Public-facing government and public employees Not-for-profit workers who provide public-facing services to New Yorkers in need Essential in-person public-facing building service workers New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that any vaccine …

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Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: Here's How Many Have Been Vaccinated Last 24 Hours On Long Island, Other New Data COVID-19: Here's How Many Have Been Vaccinated Last 24 Hours On Long Island, Other New Data
Covid-19: Here's How Many Have Been Vaccinated Last 24 Hours On Long Island, Other New Data With the flow of COVID-19 vaccine doses from the federal government to New York ramping up, the state continues to work to get as many “shots in arms” as quickly as possible. In the past 24 hours, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state administered 143,592 COVID-19 vaccines, among the most of any one day since the vaccination program began. In the past seven days, more than 1.12 million doses have been administered to New Yorkers, with the week 13 allocation from the federal government beginning mid-week and is expected to finish arriving by the end of the day on Sund…

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Mount Pleasant, NY
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COVID-19: NY To Open 10 New Mass Vaccination Sites, With Two In Hudson Valley COVID-19: NY To Open 10 New Mass Vaccination Sites, With Two In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: NY To Open 10 New Mass Vaccination Sites, With Two In Hudson Valley With the federal government continuing to ramp up its distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, the Hudson Valley will soon play home to a pair of new mass vaccination sites. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, March 8 that 10 new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites are being established, including two in the Hudson Valley. In the Hudson Valley, sites are being set up at: The SUNY Orange Diana Physical Education Center on East Conkling Avenue in Middletown; Ulster County Fairgrounds on Libertyville Road in New Paltz. Cuomo noted that the sites remain in development and ar…

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Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: King Kullen Says It Will Administer Supply Of Moderna Vaccine COVID-19: King Kullen Says It Will Administer Supply Of Moderna Vaccine
Covid-19: King Kullen Says It Will Administer Supply Of Moderna Vaccine New allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine are coming to King Kullen locations on Long Island as the federal government ramps up the new distribution of doses. King Kullen announced that a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines have been allocated to the grocery retailer, which will be earmarked for residents 65 and older. Vaccines are set to be distributed to all eight King Kullen pharmacies on Long Island this week. To schedule appointments, King Kullen will be using Zocdoc, a website designed to help locate available COVID-19 vaccine appointments and issue alerts for when availability opens u…

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White Plains, NY
News
COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to innoculate nearly 10,000 people during the 12th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with more than 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with additional allocations on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 9,840 more doses, up more than 2,000 from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then adm…

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Massapequa, NY
Politics
COVID-19: Cuomo Denies Telling Democratic Assemblyman 'You Will Be Destroyed' COVID-19: Cuomo Denies Telling Democratic Assemblyman 'You Will Be Destroyed'
Covid-19: Cuomo Denies Telling Democratic Assemblyman 'You Will Be Destroyed' Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vehemently denied threatening to “destroy” a Queens Assemblyman if he didn’t help contain the damage over the controversy he’s facing for underreporting the number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. Democratic Assemblyman Ron Kim alleged that he got a phone call from Cuomo on Thursday, Feb. 11 following the report that one of the governor’s top aides, Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, admitted to withholding death data from the federal government. Earlier story - COVID-19: NY Supreme Court Rules Against Cuomo, DOH On Nursing Home Data According to Kim, …

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Mahopac, NY
News
COVID-19: 'Where Is Our Vaccine?' Officials In Putnam County Ask COVID-19: 'Where Is Our Vaccine?' Officials In Putnam County Ask
Covid-19: 'Where Is Our Vaccine?' Officials In Putnam County Ask Putnam County officials are raising the same questions many New Yorkers are as the state contends with the COVID-19: pandemic “where is our vaccine?” Since the pandemic began, Putnam has received a total of 2,647 - 1,740 first and 907 second - doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, all of which were administered within 48 hours of the state supplying the county with its allocation. Supervising Public Health Nurse Kathleen Percacciolo made note that during the H1-N1 crisis, the county was vaccinating approximately 300 people an hour, proving Putnam has the capacity and ability to distribute m…

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White Plains, NY
News
COVID-19: New Mass Vaccination Site To Open In Westchester COVID-19: New Mass Vaccination Site To Open In Westchester
Covid-19: New Mass Vaccination Site To Open In Westchester A new mass vaccination site that will have the capacity to deliver upwards of 1,000 doses daily is coming to Westchester. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that as of Wednesday, March 3, one of four new vaccination sites across the state will open at the New York National Guard Recruiting Center in Yonkers. Cuomo said that the new site will be jointly run by the state and federal government and can provide up to 7,000 shots weekly. Other mass vaccination sites are being set up in Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester. “Thank you (Gov. Cuomo) and (President Joe Biden) for bringing the COVID-19…

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Pound Ridge, NY
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COVID-19: Here's Breakdown Of Hudson Valley Residents Who've Been Vaccinated By Race, Ethnicity COVID-19: Here's Breakdown Of Hudson Valley Residents Who've Been Vaccinated By Race, Ethnicity
Covid-19: Here's Breakdown Of Hudson Valley Residents Who've Been Vaccinated By Race, Ethnicity The majority of Hudson Valley residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccination are white, though the region has been amongst New York’s best in distributing it to neighborhoods with people of color. As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution sites have received 2,192,675 first doses and already administered 92 percent (2,024,225) first dose vaccinations and 87 percent of first and second doses, with more on the way from the federal government. According to the state Department of Health, the race of those to receive the…

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