Name: Kids and the COVID-19 vaccine: Expert guidance for parents
Uploaded: 2021-05-21T13:22:00.109Z
Duration: 28 min 11 s
Description: With more venues opening to vaccinated New Yorkers, should parents consider vaccinating eligible children before school resumes in the fall? LI medical and education experts answer common questions.

With more venues opening to vaccinated New Yorkers, should parents consider vaccinating eligible children before school resumes in the fall? LI medical and education experts answer common questions.

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On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced masks are no longer required on the Long Island Rail Road and other transit systems in New York.

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Summer is winding down and kids are preparing to return to school. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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"The days of sending an entire classroom home because one person was symptomatic or tests positive, those days are over," Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.

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Meter parking fees in Babylon Village were increased Monday from a quarter for two hours to a quarter for one hour. The parking fee increases, among others, were a result of money lost due to the pandemic. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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"We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated," Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said.

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The decision said the city cannot unilaterally impose a new employment condition, such as a vaccine mandate, without negotiating with the labor union representing police officers.

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Educators hope the program, a partnership with the Long Island Children's Museum and Westbury school district, will propel students on a path to the STEM field.

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Seven panelists at Hofstra discussed the community impact Wednesday.

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The state's marquee pandemic-relief program for businesses ends this month, officials said.

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The state's Seed Funding Grant Program aims to help small businesses, arts groups that missed out on earlier pandemic relief, officials said.

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Patients who test positive for COVID-19 can get the antiviral oral medication Paxlovid from the vaxmobile, a partnership between Mt. Sinai South Nassau and the town of Hempstead..

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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday said children will not be required to wear masks in school when classes resume in the fall, but that could change depending on virus numbers.

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Local doctors discuss possible side effects for kids six months to five years old, whether newly approved vaccines protect against newer strains of the virus and more.

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Children under 5 years old are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after recent approval from federal authorities.

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Health care providers around Long Island Tuesday began administering COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 5. Newsday TV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Get the latest COVID updates from Nassau and Suffolk County health commissioners as they discuss which variants are concerning right now, plus LI's rates of reinfections, hospitalizations and deaths.

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The CDC's latest recommendation that people in high risk areas, like LI, wear masks indoors and in public places appears to have been met with something of a collective shrug. Steve Langford reports.

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COVID-19 will likely continue to spread, medical experts say. Get updates from local doctors on the latest available treatments and ways to protect yourself and your family.

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Masks were again mandated on Wednesday at Long Island MacArthur Airport and on Suffolk County buses. Riders in Coram had mixed views on wearing masks while they travel. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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Long Island's 7-day COVID positivity rate was 5.46% Sunday. Some Long Islanders on Monday said they are continuing to take precautions to protect themselves from the virus. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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Sayville native Larry Kelly briefly opened his eyes on Easter Sunday 2020, after weeks in a coma battling COVID-19. Doctors gave him little chance of survival and his family had been called to say their goodbyes. Those around the country who came to know his story through social media called him "Miracle Larry."

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Judith Rossi, 70, was released from rehab after battling COVID-19 in January. The Ridge woman spent 6 weeks on a ventilator at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson. Newsday's Shari Einhorn reports.