FDNY COVID vaccine
EMTs and paramedics at the FDNY will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. Officials say 450 members will get their shots at three FDNY facilities. Next in line, starting Dec. 29, are the firefighters and NYP officers.
Nearly 12,000 NYC students removed from in-person learning
Officials say 11,790 students have reverted to fully remote learning after their parents did not return their permission slips for coronavirus tests.
The city told parents of returning students that they must have a coronavirus testing consent form on file when in person learning resumed. The city Education Department said 91% of the 131,000 blended learning students in grades K through 5 now have permission slips on file.