Student says civil rights violated by Montclair State's vax policy change
Jared Vigil says he was initially granted an exemption for religious reasons for the spring semester.
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Jared Vigil says he was initially granted an exemption for religious reasons for the spring semester.
In the last seven days in New York City there's been an average of more than 1,500 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases a day. The positivity rate is more than 3%, but hospitalizations and deaths are decreasing.
Candice Horan had her prom dress picked out until there was an announcement at John Bowne High School in Flushing.
Medical experts tell CBS2's Jennifer McLogan it's a matter of personal judgement, but there's no reason to hesitate.
White House says program that reimburses clinics and hospitals for testing stopped accepting claims last week.
The FDA has authorized a second booster of Moderna or Pfizer as early as four months after receiving first one.
Immunocompromised Americans are also now eligible for an extra dose, as well as all those first vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson's vaccine.
Firefighters, paramedics, police officers, transit and sanitation workers were among those standing in solidarity.
For every action, there is a reaction, and New Yorkers have plenty of them when it comes to Adams' new COVID vaccine exemption for professional athletes and performers.
Dr. Max Gomez says there are concerns because some early symptoms of COVID resemble allergies.
U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later.
Mayor Adams, who announced the changes going into the weekend, said the city should be celebrating the milestone.
Two doses of a new COVID vaccine that is based on a conventional approach has achieved stunning success.
That's out of a municipal workforce of 370,000.
In order to encourage more people to get vaccinated, Adams has relaunched an initiative offering $100 to any New Yorker who gets vaccinated at a city-run site before the end of February.
Outraged workers rallied Friday against New York City's deadline for municipal workers to be vaccinated or lose their jobs.
The mayor's office said many of the 3,000 workers at risk of termination have submitted last-minute proof of vaccination.
While millions of Americans contract COVID-19 and seem to recover fairly well, that's not the case for many so-called "long haulers."
The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna have proved remarkably effective at providing protection from the coronavirus.
Suffolk County officials say 29-year-old Brooke Hogan was arrested Friday for allegedly helping Julie DeVuono and Marissa Urraro forge the cards at Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare, where Hogan worked as a receptionist.
Vaccines will still be required to enter restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gyms and indoor entertainment facilities until Feb. 16.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced new efforts to get more children vaccinated.
The policy applies to vaccinated and unvaccinated students.
Theatergoers age five and up must be vaccinated to enter a Broadway show.
New York City is making progress in the fight against the Omicron variant, the mayor announced Sunday.
