#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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#California hospital busted for giving COVID vaccine to relatives

#California hospital busted for giving COVID vaccine to relatives

“#California hospital busted for giving COVID vaccine to relatives” A second California hospital has been busted for giving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to its employees’ relatives — instead of using the doses for the elderly or frontline workers. Southern California Hospital allowed its workers to invite relatives to get vaccinated — just as another area…

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