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38,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in New York State Gov. Cuomo says that New York has administered more doses of the vaccine than any other state. The state is also developing vaccine kits for remote areas. Author: Emyle Watkins Updated: 7:53 PM EST December 21, 2020 ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that New York State has administered 38,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which his office says is the highest total in the nation. The state expects to see 466,000 doses of the vaccine arrive in the next week, including 346,200 d...

Courtesy of Pixabay New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo eased off on his call to halt planes from Great Britain to New York City after he said he heard the federal government’s infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci say that he thinks a travel ban is premature. Fauci, who spoke on the PBS Newshour, did say that he, like Cuomo, suspects the mutated form of the virus might already be present in the U.S. British Airways, Virgin Airlines and Delta Airlines have agreed to test passengers on flights from the United Kingdom to New York for COVID-19 after a mutated and more contagious strain of the virus...

  We stand together in expressing serious concern with the Trump administration's vaccine distribution plan.  While we are encouraged by recent reports regarding the vaccines' efficacy, there is urgent work to be done to ensure vaccination efforts are both expeditious and fair.    Governors need federal funding in order to execute comprehensive distribution plans to guarantee that all communities have access to the vaccine.  The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials estimates that a comprehensive vaccine distribution program would cost approximately $8 billion.  To date,...

  You are well aware of the desperate circumstances New York suffered at the outset of the COVID crisis and continues to endure today. We understand Congress is considering a short-term federal funding measure of approximately $908 billion in COVID-19 relief. As an interim measure, this proposal should address states' immediate and pressing needs, and it is essential and fair that New York receive at least a minimum amount of funding necessary to stop further massive damage.   It is important to remind your federal colleagues that New York paid a unique price for COVID. New York's damages w...

Do the right thing. i want to thank george gresham, seiu, randy winegartner. i want to thank all of our partners that made this possible. but most of all, i want congress to know we are serious. we organized these thousands in eight days. wednesday before last the grand jury came back. don't let us go home and organize three weeks on you because we will be back over and over again. members of congress, beware, we're serious about the three