Tri-State Area Drug Stores Cleared To Administer COVID Vaccine
Thousands of drug stores across the Tri-State Area are now able to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to customers who have appointments.
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Thousands of drug stores across the Tri-State Area are now able to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to customers who have appointments.
Community leaders say there's still a level of vaccine hesitancy in some minority communities due to historic racism and mistrust in the medical system.
The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more than 40% higher than what the state health department previously released.
On the eve of indoor dining reopening with limited capacity in New York City, restaurant owners were excited, but said it's going to take more than that to keep them open for the long haul.
There was bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday. The shutdown was caused by taxi drivers.
Limited indoor dining reopens in New York City on Friday, but restaurant owners and local politicians say it's just not enough to keep the hard hit industry afloat.
Some of New Jersey's youngest eligible residents were vaccinated Thursday in Union County.
There's a sense of relief for more than 100 residents at the Betances Houses in the Bronx who were eagerly awaiting their COVID shots.
Rite Aid and Walgreens will serve New York City residents, while CVS and Walgreens are used in the rest of the state.
Citi Field opened it doors on Wednesday for eligible Queens residents, but it didn't take long to run into a similar problem other sites have experienced -- short supply.
Vaccination site organizers say they are not taking appointments unless they have vaccines to give out.
Sports fans in New York City and on Long Island can begin seeing their teams live and in-person later this month.
On their wedding day in 1963, they vowed to love each other "in sickness and in health." First Alzheimer's, then the coronavirus pandemic, their vow remains unbroken.
One will be a York College in Jamaica, Queens, and the other at Medgar Evers College in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn.
While data shows a drop in unemployment overall, some woman have stopped looking for work altogether.
Clergy members got their shots in Newark to show the vaccine is safe.
"We're doing the best we can, but it feels like it will never be enough," one mother said.
This is the third time the Biden administration has upped the number of doses being sent to states, but the governor says more is needed to meet demand.
Teachers say the city doesn't have enough time to address their concerns before middle schools reopen.
New Jersey just reached a huge milestone in the number of COVID-19 vaccine administered. But many say they have tried everything and are still struggling to get an appointment.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken the first steps to restore the cultural life of New York City, ordering up hundreds of pop-up concerts featuring a raft of big-name stars that will also be streamed on video.
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a mental toll on all of us, especially children.
About 1 out of every 365 African-Americans is born with sickle cell disease.
Plenty of organizations are stepping in to help.
Advocates argue without inoculations; the already vulnerable population inside will see even more infections.
