New York State Team
ALBANY – New York will allow local governments to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to restaurant workers, taxi or app-based drivers and facilities that care for the developmentally disabled, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.
Cuomo s decision, announced during a briefing in Manhattan, came as he s faced pressure from a variety of industries and local government leaders pushing for one group or another to be added to the list of eligible vaccine recipients.
The decision was announced a day after he dismissed calls from politicians to expand eligibility as cheap and insincere because the current pool of 7 million eligible recipients far outpaces the 300,000 or so first vaccine doses the state receives each week.
New York State Team
ALBANY – New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining Feb. 14 while wedding receptions of up to 150 people will be allowed statewide the next month, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo announced Friday he will allow New York City bars and restaurants to reopen their dining rooms at 25% capacity, reversing a citywide ban on indoor service that he put in place Dec. 11 as the state s COVID-19 rates were on the rise.
The Democratic governor also announced a plan Friday to allow wedding receptions beginning March 15 provided they follow certain rules and restrictions, limiting them to no more than 150 guests and requiring everyone attending to be tested for the virus before the event.
AARP New York state director Beth Finkel will join Sarah Taddeo and Jon Campbell of the USA TODAY Network New York for a Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday.
If I turn 65 in the next few months, can I make a vaccine appointment now?
Only currently eligible New Yorkers including those 65 or older at the time of scheduling should schedule an appointment, according to the Department of Health.
New Yorkers can visit www.Am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov to determine eligibility and schedule appointments at New York State-run vaccination sites only.
In addition to state-run sites, vaccines are available at pharmacies, hospitals and through local health departments statewide.
What happens if I test positive for COVID-19 after having received my first dose?
If you test positive for COVID-19 even if it s in between your two vaccination shots the guidance remains the same: Stay home in isolation. Wait to get further vaccinations until after your illness has resolved and you have met the criteria to discontinue isolation.
New York State Team
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday lifted COVID-19 restrictions in more than a dozen areas that the state previously declared cluster zones, which for months had been subject to extra limits social gatherings and activity at gyms, restaurants and houses of worship.
Now only a handful of low-level yellow zones remain, all but putting an end to the state s months-long approach of targeting coronavirus hotspots with additional rules and restrictions, at least for the time being.
At his coronavirus briefing, Cuomo rescinded the state s micro-cluster designation for the state s seven remaining orange zones, which were considered mid-level hotspots that included parts of Monroe, Chemung, Erie and Westchester counties, among others.