A New Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Photo credit: Production Perig By Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York City’s Health Commissioner Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have stepped up time and time again to protect each other. Today, over 6 million New Yorkers are fully vaccinated, over … Read More

NYC Test & Trace Corps opens 100 new COVID-19 testing sites in response to omicron surge

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Photo credit: NYC Health & Hospitals In response to the unprecedented surge of omicron cases and citywide testing demand, the NYC Test & Trace Corps announced on January 5, 2022, it has doubled the number of City-run test sites available, … Read More

Majority of COVID-19 illness, hospitalizations and deaths are among not fully vaccinated New Yorkers data reveals

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New York Health Department released on August 25, 2021 new data on vaccine effectiveness and breakthrough cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Between January 17 and August 7, 2021, 96.1% of COVID-19 cases, 96.9% of COVID-19 hospitalizations, and 97.3% of COVID-19 deaths … Read More