Coronavirus Vaccine Eligibility Expands In New York
The latest phase includes public-facing government and public employees, not-for-profit workers who provide public-facing services, and essential in-person public-facing building services workers.
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The latest phase includes public-facing government and public employees, not-for-profit workers who provide public-facing services, and essential in-person public-facing building services workers.
With one fourth of the U.S. population under age 21, ending the pandemic will depend on getting children, as well as adults, vaccinated.
Monday, New Jersey expanded who can get the coronavirus vaccine to include a number of people, such as public transportation workers, public safety personnel and migrant farm workers.
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Eligible recipients will receive a text when a shot is available in their neighborhood and have a short window to claim it.
It follows Gov. Phil Murphy's recent decision to add all kindergarten through 12th grade school employees to the vaccine eligibility list.
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Starting next Wednesday, so-called "public-facing" workers can also get the shot, including government workers, nonprofit workers and essential building service workers.
Then next week, all public-facing employees, nonprofit employees and building workers will also be eligible.
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A winter storm is headed to the Tri-State Area with heavy snow expected. New Yorkers could see 6-12 inches Saturday night into Monday.
Residents are feeling the cold weather, but there will be a slight break Thursday. All eyes are on the weekend with the possibility of a winter storm.
Dangerously cold weather is gripping the Tri-State Area with little relief as the frigid temperatures continue into the weekend.
Many dangers lurk when the temperature plummets, including hypothermia, frostbite and even a heart attack.
New Yorkers could see 6-12 inches of snow from Sunday to Monday as feels-like temperatures drop into the negatives. A winter storm watch has been issued.
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