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Executives at nursing homes on Long Island have said they've been pushing for vaccinations but have fought an uphill battle to get some to commit.
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Comptroller DiNapoli formally sent a referral to AG James regarding reports that Cuomo aides worked on "American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic."
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Home alone may come as a shock to four-paw companions adopted during the pandemic whose owners may be returning to the office, experts said.
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Nassau County is expanding its $2.3 million Restaurant Recovery Grant Program because $530,000 has gone unused.
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As the state's positivity rate falls to 2.35%, Lindenhurst village commemorated the one-year anniversary of its first COVID-19 case.
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Fauci said U.S. health agencies likely wouldn't cancel authorization for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, which might be unpaused soon with a restriction or warning.
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If the Johnson & Johnson vaccine resumes, federal agencies might include warnings or apply restrictions, the nation's top infectious disease expert said, but it's unlikely there will be an outright ban of the vaccine.
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Long Island public health experts said they expect young children to eventually become eligible for vaccines, and that herd immunity cannot be achieved without inoculating some of them.
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A Newsday survey found that embracing videoconference technology was key to keeping the legal system running during the pandemic. But some of the region's top legal officials also agreed challenges remain.
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The enrollment losses have been straining these schools' finances, thwarting people's ability to reach their chosen career, and potentially hampering Long Island's ability to sustain a well-trained workforce, school officials and education experts said.