Health News New York Ends Covid Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Workers

NYC workers fired for refusing COVID vaccine could get their jobs back, Adams says

He also said he has worked for Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit previously chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human ... Read More

Over 2,500 NYC workers who refused COVID vaccine could get jobs back

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is giving employees fired during the COVID-19 pandemic a chance to return to city jobs, his office announced Wednesday. These city workers had previously been dismissed ... Read More

COVID-19 vaccinations plummet on Long Island and statewide, New York Health Department says

Nassau and Suffolk residents trail the statewide averages for both COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, according to new state Health Department data. Read More

Are you eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine in New York?

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With rising cases and conflicting federal guidance, Gov. Kathy Hochul is ensuring that any New Yorker seeking the Covid-19 vaccine can get it this cold and flu season. President ... Read More

Mask mandates return in wealthy blue state county, leaders cite ‘risk of COVID’ and up vaccine recommendations

The Sonoma County Department of Public Health’s Interim Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith issued an order Monday requiring anyone entering certain healthcare facilities in the county to wear a mask. Read More