Health Officials Hope FDA Approval Of Pfizer Vaccine Will Encourage More People To Get Shots

This comes as the number of children hospitalized with COVID nationwide has tripled in just four weeks. 

• Aug 24, 2021

De Blasio: New York City Teachers, Staff Need To Be Vaccinated For School Year

Unlike other city workers, there will be no weekly testing option for teachers. 

• Aug 23, 2021

Murphy: New Jersey School Staff And All State Workers Must Be Vaccinated Or Face Weekly Testing

They have until Oct. 18 to be fully vaccinated or face testing at least once a week.

• Aug 23, 2021

FDA Grants Full Approval For Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has granted full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech for their COVID-19 vaccine to be given to Americans as young as 16, clearing the way for a wave of moves that health officials say could reverse a nationwide slowdown in the pace of first doses.

• Aug 23, 2021

Months After Contracting COVID, Long Island Teen Diagnosed With Blood Flow Syndrome Triggered By Infections

Experts say POTS can be triggered by a variety of conditions, including viral or bacterial infections.

• Aug 20, 2021

New Melanoma Treatment Uses Patient's Own Immune System To Fight Their Cancer

Clinical trials of so-called TIL therapy for melanoma found tumors shrank or remained stable in four out of five patients, and many saw results in just a few weeks.

• Aug 20, 2021

More Homecoming Week Events Announced For Vaccinated New Yorkers While Other Big Events Announce Cancelations Over COVID Concerns

So far, 75% of all adults in New York City have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 56% of 12- to 17-year-olds in the city have received at least one dose.

• Aug 19, 2021

9 Treated For Legionnaires' Disease In Central Harlem

No one has died, but the city says all have been hospitalized and the symptoms are similar to COVID. 

• Aug 19, 2021

NYC Health Department Investigating Legionnaires' Cluster In Harlem

Health officials say there have been nine cases since Aug. 9.

• Aug 18, 2021

U.S. Health Officials Recommend COVID Vaccine Booster Shots For Americans Starting Next Month

Rollout will begin next month with health care workers, nursing home residents and elderly Americans.

• Aug 18, 2021

Restaurant, Bar And Gym Owners Begin Checking Proof Of Vaccination For Entry In NYC

It's the most aggressive step the city has taken yet to slow the spread of COVID and the Delta variant. 

• Aug 18, 2021

Law Enforcement Starting To Make Progress In Search For Sellers Of Fake Vaccination Cards

Indoor dining, fitness and entertainment venues in New York City must now check for proof of vaccination. And with the rise of fake vaccination cards, there are some concerns about who is being let in.

• Aug 17, 2021

Connecticut Gov. Lamont: Statewide Mask Mandate In All Classrooms To Stay In Place For At Least First Month Of School

Lamont's executive order requiring masks in schools is set to expire with the rest of his special executive powers Sept. 30.

• Aug 17, 2021

8-Year-Old Named Ambassador At Maria Fareri Children's Hospital After Beating Back Blood Disease And Rare Brain Syndrome

Being an ambassador is a big job for a young girl. But 8-year-old Camryn Kellam has proved that she's pretty much up to any challenge.

• Aug 17, 2021

New Yorkers Battling Cancer Get 3rd COVID Shot; U.S. Expected To Recommend Boosters For All

It was a historic day on Long Island as cancer patients were among some of the first in the country to get the booster shot. 

• Aug 17, 2021

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