New York State will adopt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recent guidelines where fully vaccinated individuals will be able to shed their masks in most situations starting Wednesday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the change on Monday as
Read MoreNew York State is ramping up efforts to vaccinate as many residents as possible by requiring students who attend the state’s public university systems to be vaccinated in order to return to in-person classes in September. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday a significant step toward fully reopening the economy in the next two weeks with the lifting of many of the COVID-19 capacity limits imposed on New York businesses and venues. In coordination with New Jersey
Read MoreNew York State is ramping up efforts to get more of its citizens inoculated against COVID-19 as dispensing of vaccine doses continues to fall off. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that at its peak the state administered 175,000 doses in
Read MoreNew York State will allocate 35,000 vaccination doses to public and private colleges throughout the state to help inoculate the student population before the end of the spring semester, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. With a recent spike in COVID-19
Read MoreEligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines in New York State is once again being expanded this week to include all residents who are 30 years old and up, and by next Tuesday will include everyone at least 16 years old. Gov.
Read MoreNew York State residents who are at least 50 years old will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination starting this week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday the age for eligibility has been lowered. Cuomo, who was in Mount
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Members of the New York State Senate moved forward Monday with an 11-bill package that is designed to better support and protect nursing home residents. Legislation approved by the Senate and supported by Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro), is a continuation
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo pledged Monday to prepare New York to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic through short-term health and economic measures while also strategizing to make long-term change by investing in the state’s future. In his annual State of the State
Read MoreRegents exams for high school students in New York will be canceled in January as the state continues to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The New York State Education Department announced on Thursday that all January exams will be
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