#include us in early vaccine distribution

#include us in early vaccine distribution

“#include us in early vaccine distribution” Educators at more than 230 Catholic schools in the Big Apple want to make sure they’re in the mix when the coronavirus vaccine is doled out to teachers and staff in city public schools. In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Tuesday,…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 5, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 5, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 5, 2021” The Issue: New York’s slow and mishandled distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. I have been a practicing pharmacist, licensed in four states, since 1974 (“Throwing away our shot,” Jan. 2). For the majority of this time, pharmacists have been the No. 1 trusted profession. I am proud…

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#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’

#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’

“#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that COVID-19 lockdown measures there are “probably going to get tougher” since the country needs to be “realistic” about the alarming spread of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus. Johnson said that there are “obviously a range of tougher measures…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 3, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 3, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 3, 2021” Vendor bender New York City’s sidewalk chaos is nothing new (“Blame BLM for NYC’s Sidewalk Chaos,” Jonathan S. Tobin, PostOpinion, Dec. 29). Illegal street vendors have been a nuisance for several years, especially in Mayor de Blasio’s backyard, where I lived for many years.The streets are full…

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#New York ahead of Florida in vaccinations

#New York ahead of Florida in vaccinations

“#New York ahead of Florida in vaccinations” New York has now outpaced Florida in giving out the COVID-19 vaccine, but is still trailing other states including Alaska, Oklahoma and West Virginia, the latest CDC data shows. The Empire State had distributed the vaccine at a rate of 1,218 doses per 100,000 people as of Saturday…

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