Tag Archives: Coronavirus in New York

A Brooklyn man discovered on Monday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, more than two weeks after being hit. Matthew Sambolin, 39, told The Post that while he opted for …

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) – The founder of the vaccine dating website TurboVax was praised Tuesday for facilitating the launch of the COVID-19 vaccine for New Yorkers. New York Mayor Candidate Andrew …

Residents of two Columbia University halls of residence should undergo immediate COVID-19 testing after the virus was detected in wastewater from buildings, according to a campus outlet. Those who refuse to be …

New York Rep. Ritchie Torres on Sunday blamed lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in the Bronx on the “digital divide,” as the state prepares to open vaccines to everyone this week. “Racial disparities …

NEW YORK (WABC) – Experts say this holiday weekend could be the busiest for air travel since the pandemic began. More than 1.58 million people passed through TSA checkpoints on Friday. That’s …

NEW YORK (WABC) – Cornell University joins the growing list of schools that require students to be vaccinated. The Ivy League school made the announcement as it plans to teach classes in …

Students and staff do not have the opportunity to return to Cornell this fall if they do not receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the school said in a statement. “With recent announcements of …

NEW YORK (WABC) – Like flu vaccines, which are adjusted each year to fight viruses as they change and mutate, COVID-19 vaccines may need similar alterations until infection rates decline, suggests a …

The country’s first “vaccine passport” will arrive in the Big Apple. The program, dubbed “Excelsior Pass,” is an app that will allow New Yorkers to test their vaccination status, or recent history …

Given that COVID-19 variants are “a growing proportion” of cases in the US, and we could see “another preventable wave” of the virus as in Europe if mitigation efforts go out the …