COVID-19: Hundreds Of Vaccination Appointments In Dutchess Fill Up In Minutes COVID-19: Hundreds Of Vaccination Appointments In Dutchess Fill Up In Minutes
Covid-19: Hundreds Of Vaccination Appointments In Dutchess Fill Up In Minutes A pair of mass COVID-19 vaccination sites had hundreds of appointments filled within minutes of being opened up to the public as millions clamor to be among the first to receive doses of the vaccine. This week, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro announced that the Department of Behavioral & Community Health received 600 doses of the vaccine, which allowed them to open up vaccination sites that were swiftly filled. The Points of Dispensing (POD) Vaccination Centers were opened by appointment only at the former JCPenney store at the Poughkeepsie Galleria and Dover Middle/High School …
COVID-19: Long Island Among Highest Hospitalizations, Infection Rate In New York COVID-19: Long Island Among Highest Hospitalizations, Infection Rate In New York
Covid-19: Long Island Among Highest Hospitalizations, Infection Rate In New York The overall positive COVID-19 infection rate is declining statewide, but Long Island has seen a surge in new cases and hospitalizations in the post-holiday season. In the latest data released by the state, Long Island ranked among the highest in the state for both infection rate and percentage of residents hospitalized with COVID-19 in any of New York’s 10 regions. During his latest COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 20 in Albany, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo highlighted the regions most in danger of overwhelming the hospital systems: Long Island: 1,671 COVID-19 patients (0.06 percent of…
COVID-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer COVID-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer
Covid-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer New York has asked Pfizer Inc. if the state can buy COVID-19 vaccines directly from the company because the United States government has failed to increase supply. Cuomo said on Monday, Jan. 18 that he sent a letter to Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla asking for the ability to purchase COVID-19 vaccines directly from Pfizer, as the company is not bound by commitments that Moderna made under the government's Operation Warp Speed. Pfizer has headquarters in New York City and in Rockland County, in Pearl River. "Pfizer is a New York company - something I am greatly proud of," Cuomo w…
COVID-19: Long Island Sees 3.1K-Plus New Cases; Latest Data COVID-19: Long Island Sees 3.1K-Plus New Cases; Latest Data
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 3.1K-Plus New Cases; Latest Data Long Island saw more than 3,100 newly reported COVID-19 cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Saturday, Jan. 16. An additional case of the United Kingdom so-called "Super Strain" variant was identified in Tompkins County. To date, there are 17 known cases of the variant in New York State. Related story - COVID-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says There were 1,787 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,409 in Nassau for a total of 3,196. The positive infection rate on Long Island the last th…
COVID-19: Yonkers Mayor Calls On State To Open Vaccination Site COVID-19: Yonkers Mayor Calls On State To Open Vaccination Site
Covid-19: Yonkers Mayor Calls On State To Open Vaccination Site The mayor of a Westchester city that has partially been designated as a COVID-19 “yellow zone” hotspot is calling on New York State to open a vaccine distribution center. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said that state officials should open a center in the city to handle the thousands of area residents who are eligible to receive the vaccination, which recently was opened. up to more people. Earlier story - COVID-19: NY State Loosens Restrictions On Who's Eligible For Vaccine “Since Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the state and the largest in the Hudson Valley, it is imperative that we meet…
COVID-19: Reports Of Vaccines Thrown Out, Unfilled Appointment Slots Spark Outrage In NY COVID-19: Reports Of Vaccines Thrown Out, Unfilled Appointment Slots Spark Outrage In NY
Covid-19: Reports Of Vaccines Thrown Out, Unfilled Appointment Slots Spark Outrage In NY New York’s slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination and handling of the booking to receive the shot has drawn the ire of some area residents. According to reports, some medical providers in New York have been forced to throw away some allocations of the vaccine because they didn’t fit the strict guidelines set forth by the state on who is eligible to receive the shot. The outrage forced state health officials to loosen guidance on who is eligible to receive the vaccine as it expanded into “phase 1B” on Monday, Jan. 11 after previously threatening fines for hospitals that failed to use thei…
COVID-19: Vaccine Roll Out, Week-To-Week Infections Spike - County-By-County Data COVID-19: Vaccine Roll Out, Week-To-Week Infections Spike - County-By-County Data
Covid-19: Vaccine Roll Out, Week-To-Week Infections Spike - County-By-County Data So far, nearly 450,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed in Massachusetts. That’s about 6,523 vaccines per 100,000 people, according to Sunday, Jan. 10, data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most recent information available. Massachusetts is among the states with the most vaccines distributed - it’s also one of the states that have been hit the hardest by COVID-19. Other states where vaccines are rolling out more quickly than other parts of the country include Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Maine. Meanwhile, the …
COVID-19: Connecticut Vaccinating At Twice New York's Rate As Cuomo Draws Criticism For Rollout COVID-19: Connecticut Vaccinating At Twice New York's Rate As Cuomo Draws Criticism For Rollout
Covid-19: Connecticut Vaccinating At Twice New York's Rate As Cuomo Draws Criticism For Rollout Connecticut continues to lead the way in the region for administering the COVID-19 vaccine, getting shots in the arms of residents at a pace twice that of their neighbors in New York. More than 2 percent of Connecticut’s population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with a total of more than 100,000 shots administered since the rollout began last mont, with hospitals in Connecticut having used approximately 62.1 percent of the vaccinations that have been allocated to the Nutmeg State. Comparatively, in New York, approximately 350,000 vaccines have been administered, rep…
COVID-19: Pennsylvania Health Officials Roll Out New Vaccine Phases Amid Statewide Delay COVID-19: Pennsylvania Health Officials Roll Out New Vaccine Phases Amid Statewide Delay
Covid-19: Pennsylvania Health Officials Roll Out New Vaccine Phases Amid Statewide Delay Pennsylvania health officials announced a clearer, multi-phase path toward statewide vaccine distribution Friday, in the midst of a statewide inoculation delay. "There is a delay of about 24 hours through the hospitals, and both through Walgreens and CVS, our partners in the long-term care mission by up to 72 hours," Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said.  "We expect that more vaccinations have been given, but that's the data we have right now." The largest concern for the state's health department was when the shipment of the second dose of vaccinations w…
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Hospital, ICU Beds Available On Long Island COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Hospital, ICU Beds Available On Long Island
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Hospital, ICU Beds Available On Long Island Less than 25 percent of hospital beds are still available on Long Island, though contingencies are in place under the state's COVID-19 surge plan as the number of new infections continues to spike following holiday celebrations. The latest data from the state Department of Health shows that there are currently 1,614 patients currently being treated in Long Island hospitals. That number is the second-highest in the state, behind only Manhattan's 3,107 COVID-19 hospitalizations. Long Island's hospitalization number represents 0.06 percent of the region's population. There are currently 24 per…
COVID-19: Here Are Number Of Sites Enrolled To Administer Vaccine In Hudson Valley COVID-19: Here Are Number Of Sites Enrolled To Administer Vaccine In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: Here Are Number Of Sites Enrolled To Administer Vaccine In Hudson Valley More than 100 COVID-19 vaccination sites have already been set up in the Hudson Valley, with hundreds more expected to be activated in the region as New York prepares to roll out the vaccine for the general public. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that there are currently 105 vaccination sites active on Long Island, with a total of 713 expected by the time the vaccine is ready for wide dissemination. To date, 3,762 providers have applied and been approved by the state to serve as vaccination sites with 636 locations are now activated and permitted to begin vaccinating eligible New Yorkers, w…
COVID-19: NY Sets New Rules For Vaccines, Including Fines, Issues Updated Guidance For Schools COVID-19: NY Sets New Rules For Vaccines, Including Fines, Issues Updated Guidance For Schools
Covid-19: NY Sets New Rules For Vaccines, Including Fines, Issues Updated Guidance For Schools Some hospitals in New York are doing a better job than others in maximizing their allocations of COVID-19 vaccinations, and as a result, the state is launching new rules and possible fines. During a COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Jan. 4 in Albany, Cuomo said that while some New York have utilized nearly all of their allocated vaccinations, others, including several systems in downstate New York, have only used between 20 percent or 30 percent of their designated doses. 
Statewide, just 46 percent of the doses allocated to hospitals have been administered in the first few weeks of the vaccinat…