#Eric Adams promises to keep schools open in Omicron surge

#Eric Adams promises to keep schools open in Omicron surge

“#Eric Adams promises to keep schools open in Omicron surge” Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Eric Adams vowed Monday that New York City public schools will continue with in-person instruction as Omicron infections continue to surge, declaring, “I am keeping my schools open.” The…

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#NY’s racial ‘risk factor’ for COVID treatment is illegal and immoral

#NY’s racial ‘risk factor’ for COVID treatment is illegal and immoral

“#NY’s racial ‘risk factor’ for COVID treatment is illegal and immoral” New York City’s and state’s departments of health have reached a divisive and destructive low. In new guidelines rationing scarce, lifesaving oral antiviral medications and the one monoclonal antibody preparation that is effective against the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19,…

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#Racial medical care is careless and racist

#Racial medical care is careless and racist

“#Racial medical care is careless and racist” Call New York’s prioritization of COVID tests and treatments by ethnicity exactly what it is: racist. Mayor de Blasio’s obsession with race already hurt our schools and our police department, so why not go the extra mile and sacrifice our lives? Rather than distribute city COVID testing resources…

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#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2021” The Issue: Incoming city Comptroller Brad Lander taking an NYPD security detail. As of Dec. 26, The Bronx has endured a 35 percent increase in murder, an 11 percent increase in rape, a 14 percent increase in robberies, a 6 percent increase in felony assaults, 13 percent…

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#Hochul reqs boosters for NY state university students

#Hochul reqs boosters for NY state university students

“#Hochul reqs boosters for NY state university students” CUNY and SUNY students will be required to get their COVID-19 boosters by next semester — while the state’s “Vax or Mask” mandate for businesses is now extended till Feb. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. Hochul — announcing the moves amid a tidal wave of Omicron…

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#We fled Omicron by getting the hell out of NYC!

#We fled Omicron by getting the hell out of NYC!

“#We fled Omicron by getting the hell out of NYC!” At the end of November, Kathy Corby, a retired ER doctor, was feeling uneasy. She had purchased a renovated 19th-century house near Woodstock, and was planning on renting it much of the time, but it was nearly Thanksgiving, and she had very few winter customers….

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