As eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine increases, the supply still remains low. Newsday’s Chelsea Irizarry has Long Islanders' reactions. 


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A lot has changed in the three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those who lost loved ones and for those who have lingering effects from the virus, life seems to have stood still. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

COVID on LI: Three years later 

Memorial Presbyterian Church in Roosevelt had to adapt to the decrease in in-person membership due to the pandemic. Nearly three years later, the church still offers virtual services. 

'Maybe the church didn't need to be in the four walls'

Long Island parents who have children with underlying conditions speak about the pandemic and "tripledemic" and how it affects them. 

Doctors warn about 'tripledemic' for children with underlying conditions

Timothy Heaton, a former Suffolk County correction officer who spent more than five months hospitalized battling COVID-19, was given his retirement shield by Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Toulon Jr. 

A second chance at the rest of his life

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Consumers may face large bills, unexpected costs and difficult choices of whether to forgo care or testing because it's too expensive, one expert said.

COVID tests, once free, will now cost from $11 to $150. Will we still swab?

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About 3% of health care workers — more than 36,000 — were furloughed, terminated or decided to resign or retire rather than comply.

New York ending vaccine requirement for health care workers

Quality King Distributors was accused of jacking up prices for Lysol when it was in high demand.

Bellport wholesaler will pay $100G for pandemic price-gouging: AG James

Long Islanders won't be able to find out the COVID positivity rates once used by some to assess their risk of infection.

In latest sign pandemic 'emergency' is over, COVID-19 data scaled back

A Manhasset Hills man and his nephew have pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration pandemic relief programs, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg said. 

Manhasset Hills man, nephew plead guilty in pandemic loan scheme, Manhattan DA says

Here's what to know about insurance coverage when, on May 11, the Biden Administration allows the declaration of a public emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic to end. 

Answers to your questions about the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency

What to expect from the new subvariant gaining steam in the U.S. and who should be getting COVID-19 booster shots.