State Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Kingston, wants to see the state Health Department locate a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in every county. Hinchey introduced S.5398 in the state Senate on Wednesday. Counties would be allowed to choose not to participate in a state-run clinic. Hinchey’s ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Fully-vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way ...
As the list of women accusing Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior grows, so does the list of lawmakers calling on the governor to resign. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins on Sunday became the first senior Democrat in the state to say the three-term governor should ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Some New York lawmakers are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's impeachment after reports late Thursday that his top aides altered a state Health Department report to omit the true number of people killed by COVID-19 in the state's nursing homes. The Wall Street Journal and The ...
The beauty of legislation to change Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive authority is in the eye of the beholder. Democrats say they have revoked Cuomo's authority to issue new directives while allowing those that are now enforced and that pertain to preserving public health to continue under ...
It didn’t take long for three local COVID-19 vaccination clinics to fill Thursday. By mid-day, appointments were no longe available for a mass vaccination taking place Friday through Tuesday at the Jamestown Community College campus in Olean. According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, about 3,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine will be administered at the Olean site, one of three to open Friday across New York. The site was first noted Wednesday in a news release by Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, who has been pushing for a wider availability of the vaccine to eligible residents, ...
