NYC handing out COVID tests as cases surge
Officials say the Omicron subvariant BA.5 now makes up most cases in the country. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
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Officials say the Omicron subvariant BA.5 now makes up most cases in the country. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
The CDC says the highly transmissible BA-5 subvariant now accounts for most of all new cases in the U.S. CBS2's John Dias has more on how the city is preparing.
"Your immune system will have a harder time fighting off this current wave."
Gov. Kathy Hochul makes announcement in New York City.
With COVID cases climbing again, New York launched a new hotline for people with questions about treatment.
Six counties in New Jersey are now in the high community level.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID. This comes as the strain BA.5 fuels a summer surge.
A new wave of COVID cases is hitting New York City, prompting health officials to issue a recommendation for New Yorkers to wear their masks again. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has details.
The CDC says COVID is a concern in New York City, with all five boroughs at a high community level. As CBS2's Dave Carlin reports, it's prompting health officials to issue a recommendation for New Yorkers to wear their masks again.
The city reported the highest COVID positivity rate since January. CBS2's Leah Mishkin has more.
New York City health officials say the COVID positivity rate has surged to 14%, which is the highest level since January.
Citywide transmission rates are back at the highest levels we've seen since May.
The CDC says the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now dominating the United States, and in New York City, new COVID cases are on the rise.
CBS2's Jessica Moore speaks with Northwell Health nurse Sandra Lindsay, who will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden next week. In 2020, Lindsay became the first person in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 outside of a clinical trial.
New York City is rolling out what it calls the first mobile COVID "Test to Treat" program.
The CDC and FDA recently approved Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for children 6 months of age and older.
Staff will be administering the first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine to eligible children.
Former New York City health commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi is giving new insight about what it was really like working through the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas explains, Chokshi says the tensions between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo got in the way of public health.
The CDC authorized the shots over the weekend and now they are available to roughly 20 million children in the U.S.
Some young children on Long Island got their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. CBS2's Thalia Perez reports.
COVID vaccines for children as young as six months old are now available across New York City. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook speaks with parents to see their reactions.
With COVID vaccines now available for children under 5, we speak with an expert about safety and efficacy.
COVID vaccines for children as young as six months old are being made available across the city. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has more.
After that, mask protocols will be evaluated on a month-to-month basis.
CBS2's Ali Bauman has more on the Broadway League's decision to make masks optional in July.
