38,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in New York State
Gov. Cuomo says that New York has administered more doses of the vaccine than any other state. The state is also developing vaccine kits for remote areas. Author: Emyle Watkins Updated: 7:53 PM EST December 21, 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that New York State has administered 38,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which his office says is the highest total in the nation.
The state expects to see 466,000 doses of the vaccine arrive in the next week, including 346,200 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 120,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
This comes on the same day the country has begun its vaccine program for nursing homes and long term care facilities, including 618 in New York. The program is expected to take six weeks.
Reaching Undocumented Immigrants a Concern Amid Pandemic PUBLISHED 5:39 AM ET Dec. 18, 2020 PUBLISHED 5:39 AM EST Dec. 18, 2020
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Undocumented immigrant communities are hard to reach during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York has a sizeable immigrant community as well as a population of people who are undocumented and may not be able to access to the same kind of benefits as the rest of the state s population.
And not being able to access basic health care needs duing a public health crisis, while a political debate in normal times, becomes as a necessity during a public health crisis. There s a particularly acute need now with more people contracting COVID-19, transmission rates increasing a lot and we still have a situation in this state where hundreds of thousands of people cannot access health care as a result of their immigration status, said Max Hadler, the director of Health Policy at the New Yo
Cuomo Signs Law Barring ICE From New York Courthouses PUBLISHED 6:20 PM ET Dec. 15, 2020 PUBLISHED 6:20 PM EST Dec. 15, 2020
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A bill that blocks federal immigration officers from surveilling or arresting undocumented immigrants at New York state courthouses was approved Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a measure that was hailed by advocates and state lawmakers.
The law was approved earlier this year, aimed preventing officers from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from taking official actions at state courthouses. The concern stems in part from ensuring immigrants will be able to participate in the state s legal system, such as appearing as witnesses, without fear of federal enforcement action.
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Health Disparities Symposium Presenters
NYU Langone’s Section for Health Equity was honored to host Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, as the keynote speaker for the 2020 Health Disparities Symposium, which was centered around the theme “Turning Research into Action.”
Keynote Address
With more than 30 years of experience in public health, Dr. Mary T. Bassett has dedicated her career to advancing health equity. Dr. Bassett is currently the director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and the FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Hea