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Westchester County is ready to welcome a fresh wave of residents seeking the COVID-19 vaccine as the CDC approved it for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15.
This week, the FDA approved emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine in children, followed by the CDC recommending that parents go get their children vaccinated.
Now, Westchester County Executive George Latimer said that he is welcoming parents and children to sites set up by the Health Department to vaccinate those that are newly eligible.
Latimer said that the Westchester County Center is now taking patients 12 and up to administer Pfizer vaccines, with walk-ins or appointments accepted with parental consent.
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Westchester County is ready to welcome a fresh wave of residents seeking the COVID-19 vaccine as the CDC approved it for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15.
This week, the FDA approved emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine in children, followed by the CDC recommending that parents go get their children vaccinated.
Now, Westchester County Executive George Latimer said that he is welcoming parents and children to sites set up by the Health Department to vaccinate those that are newly eligible.
Latimer said that the Westchester County Center is now taking patients 12 and up to administer Pfizer vaccines, with walk-ins or appointments accepted with parental consent.
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed an executive order on Monday promising to convert all county-owned vehicles to electric by 2030.
Bellone said the order helps support President Biden’s climate goal of cutting the country’s carbon emissions in half by 2030. Transportation contributed 28% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, the largest of any contributor, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
“You cannot address climate change you cannot address this profoundly important issue if you are not dealing with transportation,” Bellone said.
Under the order, the county will be required to submit a conversion plan, which also includes adding new electric vehicle charging stations at county lots, to the county’s department of public works fleet division in the next 90 days.
County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced a shared services initiative to facilitate the electrification of both Counties’ fleet of vehicles Written by Westchester County
Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced a shared services initiative to facilitate the electrification of both Counties’ fleet to reduce their carbon footprint and save taxpayer dollars
Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed dual Executive Orders that direct their respective County departments to develop plans, similar to President Joe Biden’s recent Executive Order, to convert their vehicle fleets to electric by 2030. Departments are directed to submit plans to the County Executive and requisite departments within the next 90 days to achieve clean and zero-emissions fleets by 2030 or sooner.
Bowman, Latimer Celebrate Conclusion of Successful Outreach Season Aimed at Bringing Federal Dollars to Westchester Written by Westchester County
Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer on Wednesday celebrated the conclusion of this year’s outreach process for federal appropriations requests, which resulted in Bowman submitting more than $300 billion in total federal funding requests on behalf of constituents in NY-16.
“I’m grateful to County Executive Latimer and representatives of Westchester who made this such a successful outreach process. Our goal is to show our constituents what can happen when government works for them and this appropriations season, which resulted in hundreds of proposals for funding to go directly to the district, is an example of what true cross-collaboration in the community looks like,” Rep. Bowman said.