#NYC DOH website now lists data on COVID-19 variant cases

#NYC DOH website now lists data on COVID-19 variant cases

“#NYC DOH website now lists data on COVID-19 variant cases” New York City’s Health Department on Tuesday made data on new coronavirus variants in the five boroughs publicly available on its website.  According to the health department, as of last Wednesday, 59 city residents have been infected with the UK strain of the illness. The…

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#Cuomo policy may have led to 1K nursing home deaths: watchdog

#Cuomo policy may have led to 1K nursing home deaths: watchdog

“#Cuomo policy may have led to 1K nursing home deaths: watchdog” The Cuomo administration’s controversial directive for nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients amid the pandemic likely did lead to a spike in resident deaths, an analysis of its own data revealed Thursday. The study by the nonprofit Empire Center for Public Policy tied “several…

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#Over 9,000 COVID-19 patients sent into NY nursing homes

#Over 9,000 COVID-19 patients sent into NY nursing homes

“#Over 9,000 COVID-19 patients sent into NY nursing homes” NEW YORK — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press. The…

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#Emails show top Cuomo aide dominates state’s vaccine program

#Emails show top Cuomo aide dominates state’s vaccine program

“#Emails show top Cuomo aide dominates state’s vaccine program” New York City health officials and their upstate counterparts are deeply frustrated with how top Cuomo aides have centralized and micromanaged vaccine distribution across the state. Cuomo brought back his former budget director Larry Schwartz — who sits on the MTA’s board and serves as the…

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#How New York’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout derailed

#How New York’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout derailed

“#How New York’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout derailed” More than a month after a Queens nurse became the first American to receive the coronavirus vaccine, New York’s inoculation rollout has slowed to a crawl, with stockpiles of the shots drying up. On Thursday, the state announced it had used up 93 percent of the doses it…

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