On April 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced the start of the statewide “Roll Up Your Sleeve” ad campaign to encourage all New Yorkers, especially those from neighborhoods where COVID was most devastating, to get vaccinated. The ads will be shown on television and online statewide beginning April 7. The […]
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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 […]
Mayer recognizes 4 women for COVID efforts
Sen. Shelley Mayer and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins hosted the 2021Women’s History Month Celebration virtually on Tuesday, March 23 to recognize exceptional women from their senate districts. Each year, Mayer recognizes outstanding women from the district who go above and beyond to serve the community. This year, she focused on […]
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 […]
New York State updated COVID numbers
Today’s update on the numbers: Total COVID hospitalizations are at 8,771. Of the 246,507 tests reported yesterday, 13,842 were positive (5.61% of total).
