NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) --New York City's Health Department wants more children under 5 to get theflu vaccine. Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley says 65 percent of children aged 6 to 59 months received aninfluenza vaccination in the past year. That's up from 59 percent in the 2011...
This repository contains data on COVID-19 vaccinations administered by New York City (NYC) vaccinating facilities and reported to the Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR). You can view a visualization of these data on the NYC Health Department'sCOVID-19 Vaccines Data webpage. ...
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Background: The New York State Vaccines for Children (VFC) program performs quality assurance and educational activities to improve provider compliance with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) standards. These efforts include site visits and desk audits. Vaccine storage and handling standards are necessary...
Republican Sen. Craig Brandt of Rio Rancho sent a letter Thursday to Dr. Tracie Collins, the state health secretary, demanding that the Health Department deliver the vaccines it had promised. “Your agency’s incomprehensible decision demonstrates a callous disregard for the families and...
He also defended the legality of the policy, saying the Justice Department has made it clear that mandates are legal even though the vaccines are not yet fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration. De Blasio said he thinks the policy will provide a push for younger New Y...
Colleen Mallory and Deanna Williams greet their 89-year-old mother, Peggy Walsh, through the window of Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash.Credit…Grant Hindsleyfor The New York Times ByMARINA VILLENEUVE HERKIMER, N.Y. (AP) — Vaccines have begun saving lives in New York’s nursing homes,...
The New York Department of Health offers some tips on how New York residents, especially those with weakened immune systems, can prevent monkeypox, - Ask your sexual partners whether they have a rash or other symptoms consistent with monkeypox. ...
Horseshoe crabs are considered “living fossils” since they have been around an estimated 450 million years, and they are more closely related to scorpions and spiders than to crustaceans. The species, which is monitored and regulated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ...
(HealthDay)—Two new government reports confirm that while the power of coronavirus vaccines wanes over time, they still protect strongly against severe disease, even as the highly contagious Delta variant overtakes America.