COVID In N.Y. & N.J.: Vaccination Remains Priority, But Officials Warning Of Some High Infection Rates Due To Variants
While the focus has turned to the Big Apple's vaccination efforts, COVID-19 remains a real threat.
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While the focus has turned to the Big Apple's vaccination efforts, COVID-19 remains a real threat.
Daisy Hampton was a student at MS 104 in Gramercy Park last year when she realized not everyone had the right tools for online learning.
Gov. Phil Murphy said there are 700-plus sites, yet many people who are eligible have only been able to secure an appointment through volunteers who monitor the sites 24/7.
Fitness fanatics in New York City finally returned to their favorite indoor classes Monday, after a year of at-home workouts.
Anyone who shows their COVID vaccination card can get a free doughnut, the company said.
The former head of the FDA says he fears the current vaccines might not fully protect against the variant.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that eligibility for the COVID vaccine is expanding in New York.
Gyms have been open for several months, but fitness classes had been off limits. But to begin the new work week, studios can hold classes at 33% capacity.
440 new positive cases were reported Saturday and 252 more were reported Sunday.
Scott Gottlieb, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration, warned that a worrying coronavirus variant could be fueling new outbreaks in New York City.
Only about a third of the city's public high school students opted for in-person classes.
Officials say the patient is a Brooklyn resident in their 90s with no travel history.
Classes will be capped at 33% capacity and other COVID-19 prevention measures must be in place.
The cancellation marks a bitter end for VCU after the Rams made the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team following a 19-7 season.
Parents say their children have had so many doors close on them in life. They just want to keep this one open.
Dr. Anthony Fauci told "CBS This Morning" on Friday that Senator Rand Paul is "dead wrong" after the two had a fierce face-off about mask wearing in a Senate hearing.
It has been over a year since the restrictions started, and countless businesses are barely getting by.
The pandemic has been hard on every restaurant. Some business owners say anti-Asian xenophobia made it especially difficult for restaurants in Chinatown.
The goal is to maintain the schedules of existing in-person students while adding others and allowing as many students as possible to attend school five days a week.
The updated guidance only applies to schools that require everyone to wear a face mask.
All locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Alexis Phillips says she now cooks for about 15 events per month, and that's on top of nursing and studying to become a nurse practitioner.
There will be an eight-person table limit at restaurants and the 11 p.m. closing time remains in effect.
Parents told CBS2 they want to know sooner rather than later so they can plan a celebration with family.
The recent rise of violence targeting Asian communities is rooted in a long and painful past in America. It's been widely omitted from history books, until now.
