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KINGSTON, N.Y. â The first 11 members of the Ulster County Vaccine Distribution Coalition, a group of community leaders which work to educate the public and build trust and confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, were announced Tuesday.
Dr. Marc Tack, an infectious disease specialist with more than 20 years of experience, will lead the coalition.
âEnsuring we distribute the vaccine safely, quickly, and equitably is the most complex and critical phase of our entire pandemic response, Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said Tuesday during his livestream briefing. Thatâs why we are planning extensively now and building a true whole-of-community approach. While we are still months away from the vaccine being widely available to the public at-large, we are starting the work now to build trust and confidence, ensuring that the public has the information that they need to understand the process and feel safe taking the vaccine.â
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The Ulster County executive has announced the formation of a county Vaccine Distribution Coalition.
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan says infectious disease specialist Dr. Marc Tack will lead the Coalition that is made up of community leaders. The goal is to educate the public to build trust and confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine and its distribution process. The committee will put focus on underserved populations. The Mid-Hudson region is receiving more than 19,000 vaccines in the first round. Other coalition members include representatives from the New York State Nurses Association, Family of Woodstock, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson and religious leaders.
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Unions join call for raising taxes on rich New Yorkers as Cuomo waits on Washington, D.C. Denis Slattery
ALBANY ― Union officials are joining the chorus of voices calling on New York to increases taxes on the wealthy to address the state’s dire fiscal situation.
Nearly a dozen labor unions and the New York State AFL-CIO want to see lawmakers return to the Capitol before the end of the year to pass higher income taxes on the state’s richest residents, a move that could help raise roughly $7 to $9 billion in revenue and offset the economic strain of the coronavirus crisis.