NYC COVID positivity rate rises again as de Blasio considers vaccine mandates
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Possibility of vaccine mandates in New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio is now hinting that more vaccine mandates are coming, after trying to incentivize people to voluntarily get vaccinated for nearly half a year.
NEW YORK - The Delta variant of the coronavirus has become the dominant strain of the virus found in New York City and is driving a continuing rise in COVID cases across the city.
New York City s COVID positivity rate rose to 1.58% on Thursday, as rates across the state have continued to increase as well, leading Mayor Bill de Blasio to say he is considering introducing more vaccine mandates to ensure more people get vaccinated.
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The Kids Are Not All Right: Concerns for Mental Health Mount as Schools Reopen
Students wait in a socially distanced line to enter Pasadena High School on April 20, 2021, during their first day of in-person learning since the pandemic closed schools over a year ago, in Pasadena, California.
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Carla Rivera, a 12th grader at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, is relieved to be back in school. “Being home was stressful,” she says. “I was watching my 10-year-old brother and trying to keep him on track with his school work. Then, when my mom got home from work at 4:00, I’d begin my assignments but they piled on top of each other and I felt like it was impossible to stay caught up.” Thankfully, Rivera says, she is now on target to graduate in June and plans to study zoological science in college beginning this fall.
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The allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continue to stack up. On Wednesday, the
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