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New York Knicks puts COVID-19 on the bench

Members of the New York Knicks Executive Team participated in a public service announcement put together by Westchester County encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “I want to thank the New York Knicks and MSG for helping us show the public that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe,” Westchester County […]

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State expands vaccine to all 50 and older

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on March 22 that starting march 23 at 8 a.m., New Yorkers 50 years of age and older would be eligible to receive the vaccine.  103,425 doses have been administered across New York’s vast distribution network in the last 24 hours, and more than 1 million […]

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Vaccine distribution hits 100,000 milestone

A new milestone in COVID-19 vaccine administration was surpassed yesterday when Catalina Restrepo of Valley Cottage received the 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine dose to be administered at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, a New York Mass Vaccination site. The Westchester Medical Center Health Network, WMCHealth, has been collaborating with […]

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State ramps up Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 24 updated New Yorkers on the state’s vaccination program.  The total week 6 federal allocation of vaccine delivery to providers was completed last Sunday. Delivery of the week 7 allocation from the federal government does not begin until the middle of this week.  As of […]

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CDC/NY Updates Vaccine Policy Opens Eligibility to 65 and Up

CDC/NY Updates Vaccine Policy Opens Eligibility to 65 and Up: In an about face the US Center for Disease Controls has updated its recommendation and now includes seniors, 65 years and older, on their list of groups eligible to receive the new Coronavirus vaccines. The New York State Department of […]