Covid-19: Here's Number Of Vaccines Administered On Long Island, Demographic Breakdown
Following a slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, the state now finds itself waiting on the federal government to distribute additional allocations to Long Island and other regions.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday, Feb. 1 that the total week six allocation has been delivered to providers, bringing the total to 1,554,450 first doses distributed, with 1,393,064 (90 percent) of them administered. A total of 75 percent of second doses have also been administered, completing the vaccination.
Cuomo noted that the next allocation from the federal government is not expect…
Covid-19: Here's How Many CT Residents Have Received First, Second Doses
Connecticut continues to pump out COVID-19 vaccines at among the quickest clips in the country.
In his latest COVID-19 update, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut ranks in the top three states for administering the vaccine as others have struggled with rolling out their vaccination plan.
As of Thursday, Jan. 28, there were a total of 364,255 - 299,876 first, 64,379 second - COVID-19 vaccine doses administered statewide, with a 16 percent increase in allocations to states beginning next week, according to President Joe Biden.
Lamont said that 35 percent of the state’s pop…
Covid-19: Here's Total Vaccine Doses Administered, Received On Long Island
New York is seeing an improvement in its COVID-19 vaccination program, but the state finds itself with greater demand than the federal government can supply.
Statewide, a total of 1,304,050 first doses have been distributed to New York, with 1,210,339 (93 percent) having already been administered. There have been 564,600 second doses delivered, with 166,640 completed.
On Long Island, the region has received a total of 229,520 doses, with 172,500 administered. The 75 percent of vaccines administered is the sixth-lowest percentage in the state.
Central New York: 95,265 doses received - 86,9…
Covid-19: Biden Issues Orders On Masks, Schools, Travel, Saying 'This Is A Wartime Undertaking'
President Joe Biden has hit the ground running in laying out his COVID-19 response plan to slow down the pandemic, issuing a series of executive orders to combat the spread of the virus, calling it a "wartime undertaking."
On his first full day in office, Thursday, Jan. 21, Biden signed 10 executive orders to combat COVID-19, mandating masks on public transportation across the country and directing agencies to use wartime powers to require American companies to make masks, swabs, and other equipment.
The new travel order also requires international travelers to provide proof of a negative…
