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03.28.2021 Columns

Guest Column: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has failed our most vulnerable population

A year ago last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed his “New York State On Pause” executive order, shutting down 100% of nonessential businesses in New York. The order was...

02.23.2021 COVID-19

School districts to report data on teacher vaccinations to state; nursing home visitation to expand

School districts will be required to report the number of teachers who have been vaccinated as the state begins to collect data to assess what Gov. Andrew Cuomo referred...

02.15.2021 COVID-19

Governor admits delay in nursing home information, but defends state’s handling of crisis

Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended the state’s handling of nursing homes following last week’s reports about withholding data, while also admitting there was a delay in providing information, which “created...

02.12.2021 COVID-19

Governor, aides face increased scrutiny on nursing homes after leaked call

Scrutiny facing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his top aides intensified Friday after a report in the New York Post claimed the administration purposefully withheld COVID-19 nursing home death data...

01.29.2021 COVID-19

Fatalities at nursing homes undercounted by as much as 50%: Attorney general report

Fatalities at nursing homes across New York due to COVID-19 were undercounted by as much as 50% as residents who died at hospitals were not included in that data,...

01.02.2021 COVID-19

Initial batch of 170K doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected to be delivered to New York this month, governor says

New York is expected to receive its first delivery of 170,000 doses of a Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 on Dec. 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. By the end...

09.07.2020 COVID-19

Visitation returns to nursing homes with new set of challenges and more potentially on the way

Through plexiglass barriers and windows, tearful parking-lot reunions, blown kisses and families spaced out across long tables, visitation at many area nursing homes resumed last week after a more...

08.06.2020 COVID-19

State lawmakers grill health commissioner on handling of nursing homes

State lawmakers questioned state health commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D., Monday about a number of issues related to residential health care fatalities amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the first of...

07.14.2020 COVID-19

State DOH outlines guidelines for limited visitation to resume at nursing homes

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities that have been without COVID-19 for at least 28 days can resume limited visitation, according to the state Department of Health. The facilities...

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