by Diana Procopis | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Sites Will Vaccinate 3,850 People This Week and Bolster State’s Commitment to Ensuring Fairness and Equity in Vaccine Distribution Process Community-Based ‘Pop Up’ Vaccination Sites Have Enabled Approximately 42,500 New Yorkers to Receive First...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 15, 2021 | News
Here’s what you need to know: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday urged that K-12 schools be reopened and offered a comprehensive science-based plan for doing so speedily, an effort to resolve an urgent debate roiling in communities across the...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 15, 2021 | News
As adults at high risk for Covid-19 line up to be immunized against the coronavirus, many parents want to know: When will my child get a vaccine? The short answer: Not before late summer. Some vaccines — those that protect against pneumococcal or meningococcal...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 15, 2021 | News
Long Island school buses are filling up again to start 2021, as more kids gradually return for in-person instruction. School bus operators said they’ve seen a steady increase of passengers, as infection rates for the coronavirus have fallen in recent weeks and school...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 12, 2021 | News
Original article written by Reema Amin for Chalkbeat. As scores of school buildings shutter each week due to positive coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio said earlier this month that the two-case closure threshold is “being reevaluated.” This past school year,...