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In the push to end the coronavirus pandemic, New York City is opening five new vaccination centers Sunday, and not a moment too soon.

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In the push to end the coronavirus pandemic, New York City is opening five new vaccination centers Sunday, and not a moment too soon.

The latest positivity rate across the city is over 6.5%. The efforts could help change the trend, with some of the vaccination sites even open 24 hours a day. The two mega sites opening Sunday -- one at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park and the other is the Bathgate Contract Postal Station in the Bronx -- will be open to limited hours (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.) this afternoon and start 24-hour, 7 days a week operations at 10 a.m. Monday. This is all reservations-only. On Saturday, the city's health commissioner gave a tour of one of three community vaccination hubs at a high school in the Mot...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The NYC teachers' union announced a program to speed up access for teachers to the COVID vaccine. UFT President Michael Mulgrew announced Sunday that the union had reached an agreement with major healthcare systems to expand the access of eligible UFT members to the coronavirus vaccine. The NYC teachers' union announced a program to speed up access for teachers to the COVID vaccine. Under the agreement, the UFT will survey all its members to develop a list of those who want the vaccine immediately and will prioritize teachers currently teaching in-school. The union wil...