Veteran reggae singer Pluto Shervington, who died last Friday morning at a hospital in Florida, where he resided, was, up until the time of his passing, in discussions about upcoming performances. Former 93.5FM, WVIP radio host and party promoter.
As the highly contagious delta variant ignited outbreaks across New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a $15 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach program targeting ZIP codes with low vaccine rates and increasing infections.
The money will go to community groups that will conduct door-to-door outreach, educational campaigns and other public communication efforts in dozens of neighborhoods hit hardest by delta, which now accounts for about 72% of new coronavirus cases statewide, Cuomo said.
The dire effort aims to reach the roughly 25% of adult New Yorkers, or about 3.5 million people, who have yet to receive at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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As the highly contagious delta variant ignited outbreaks across New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a $15 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach program targeting ZIP codes with low vaccine rates and increasing infections.
The money will go to community groups that will conduct door-to-door outreach, educational campaigns and other public communication efforts in dozens of neighborhoods hit hardest by delta, which now accounts for about 72% of new coronavirus cases statewide, Cuomo said.
The dire effort aims to reach the roughly 25% of adult New Yorkers, or about 3.5 million people, who have yet to receive at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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