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First US COVID-19 vaccinations given as shipments arrive nationwide By Lauran Neergaard First COVID-19 vaccine given to New York nurse A New York nurse is believed to be the first U.S. health care worker to receive the coronavirus vaccine as the rollout begins nationwide. NEW YORK - Health care workers around the country rolled up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots Monday as hope that an all-out vaccination effort can defeat the coronavirus smacked up against the heartbreaking reality o...

4 Read / Add Comments A Yonkers woman who sprayed officers with MACE and then vanished into the crowd during an anti-ICE protest outside the Bergen County Jail was identified and taken into custody when she returned the next day, authorities said. Lizbeth Vazquez, 19, was already facing rioting charges in New York City, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said Monday. Vazquez “sprayed the officers with MACE and threatened bodily harm as an unruly group was as...

The Latest: Boston joining other Massachusetts cities in again tightening restrictions The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. news service reports Share BOSTON — Boston is joining several other cities including Arlington, Brockton, Lynn, Newton, Somerville and Winthrop in again tightening restrictions in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, which has again surged in Massachusetts. Lenora Kahn, her dog Bella, and Judith Albert dine outside of...

First US COVID-19 vaccinations given as shipments arrive nationwide By Lauran Neergaard First COVID-19 vaccine given to New York nurse A New York nurse is believed to be the first U.S. health care worker to receive the coronavirus vaccine as the rollout begins nationwide. NEW YORK - Health care workers around the country rolled up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots Monday as hope that an all-out vaccination effort can defeat the coronavirus smacked up against the heartbreaking reality o...

Dec. 14, 2020 Santa Clara Co. officials shorten quarantine length from 14 days to 10 days Santa Clara County released new COVID-19 quarantine guidance on Monday, which shortens the length of quarantine from 14 to 10 days. The new guidance applies to both close contacts of COVID-19 cases and those subject to the countys mandatory travel quarantine. "We constantly want to take into account all the best science we have," said Dr. Sarah Rudman, assistant health officer and director of case investig...

Coronavirus vaccine lands in California By KTVU staff COVID-19 vaccine reaches California The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have begun arriving in California. Find out more about how the medicine will be distributed in the Bay Area. LOS ANGELES - The coronavirus vaccine has landed in California. Los Angeles International Airport officials tweeted out pictures Monday morning of the FedEx plane carrying the vaccine to prove it. The airport called it a major milestone "for science, our country...

Dec. 14, 2020 Santa Clara Co. officials shorten quarantine length from 14 days to 10 days Santa Clara County released new COVID-19 quarantine guidance on Monday, which shortens the length of quarantine from 14 to 10 days. The new guidance applies to both close contacts of COVID-19 cases and those subject to the countys mandatory travel quarantine. "We constantly want to take into account all the best science we have," said Dr. Sarah Rudman, assistant health officer and director of case investig...

A New York City nurse became the first person in the state to receive Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Sandra Lindsay was given the injection at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens as part of a widespread effort to immunize health care workers and nursing home residents. Hospital workers begin unloading precious frozen vials of COVID-19 vaccine Monday morning, with the first vaccinations against a scourge that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans expected later in the day. “It...

NJ administers first COVID vaccine in the state Published  New Jersey begins vaccinations COVID-19 vaccine shipments are arriving in New Jersey. Maritza Beniquez, a nurse at University Hospital in Newark, was the first person to receive a shot. Gov. Phil Murphy said this is a major step in ending the pandemic. NEW JERSEY - A healthcare worker from University Hospital in Newark became the first person in New Jersey to receive the vaccine for the coronavirus. Flanked by Gov. Phil Murphy, NJ Hea...

03:50 PM Epic this past week released statistics showing that health systems using its interoperability platform Care Everywhere had shared more than 221 million patient records in a one-month period this fall. The jump, said the electronic health records giant, represents a nearly 40% increase from the same period the year before. Dave Fuhrmann, senior vice president of interoperability at Epic, said the growth reflects the desire for mobility and increasing demand for healthcare services amid...