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Edison, NJ
News
3rd Dose Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Offered In Central Jersey Starting This Week
If you live, work or go to school in Middlesex County, roll up your sleeve in you need a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Middlesex County will offer third doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday at the Monroe Senior Center as well as the county's existing vaccination sites. Pfizer booster shots are available to fully vaccinated individuals who are: age 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities, or certain qualifying people ages 18 and older The COVD-19 shots will be given from 10 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center at 12 Halsey Reed Road in Monroe…
Hyde Park, NY
News
Covid-
19: Pfizer Asks FDA To Approve Vaccine For Children Ages 5 To 11
Pfizer has officially asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to children between the ages of 5 and 11. With parents and politicians alike agreeing that keeping children learning in the classroom after a lost year in 2020, Pfizer is pushing to allow its vaccine to be administered among younger Americans. Pfizer tweeted this week that the company had submitted their formal request for Emergency Use Authorization of the vaccine to the FDA. "With new cases in children in the U.S. continuing to be at a high lev…
Torrington, CT
News
Covid-
19: Johnson & Johnson To Seek Authorization For Booster Shot
Johnson & Johnson is seeking federal approval for its COVID-19 booster shots, which could make it the latest to be authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Monday, Oct. 4, a spokesperson for the pharmaceutical company announced that they were looking to gain approval to begin administering booster shots for its one-dose vaccine. Last month, regulators authorized a booster shot for some recipients of the Pfizer vaccine and are considering authorization this month for recipients of the Moderna vaccine. In total, according to reports, more than 15 million Am…
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
News
Covid-
19: Weekly Booster Shot Clinics Scheduled In Westchester
With federal officials paving the way for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to be administered to eligible Americans, Westchester is planning to host a series of weekly clinics to get more shots in arms. The Westchester County Department of Health announced that it will be holding Pfizer booster shot clinics weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 6. All booster shots will be administered by appointment only between 9 a.m. and noon each week at 134 Court St. in White Plains. Eligible New Yorkers include: Those 65 years and older; Anyone 18 and older who have underly…
Brentwood, NY
News
Covid-
19: Pfizer Vaccine Booster Shots Now Available For Some Groups In NY
Some New Yorkers are now eligible to receive COVID-19 booster shots, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. During her latest COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Sept. 27, Hochul announced that Pfizer booster vaccine shots are available for specific groups of New Yorkers who are most at risk by the virus. The New York's Clinical Advisory Task Force has verified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to allow booster shots for these groups of New Yorkers: Anyone 65 years and older; Residents between the ages of 50 and 64 with underlying medical conditions; New Yorkers between the a…
Rivertowns, NY
News
Covid-
19: Brand-New Research Reveals Which Vaccine Is Most Effective Over Time
It turns out not all COVID-19 vaccines are created equal. Newly released research published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found which federally-authorized COVID vaccine is proving to be most effective over time. The studies that have been published found that Moderna’s vaccine is more effective against the virus months after the vaccination series was completed. According to the CDC, the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine against hospitalization fell from 91 percent to 77 percent after a four-month period following the second shot. Moderna’s efficac…
Port Chester, NY
News
Covid-
19: NY Setting Up 120 Pop-Up Sites In Move To Get Young People Vaccinated
New York State is setting up 120 pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites in an effort to increase vaccination rates among younger residents. The State Department of Health will work with localities, health care centers and community-based organizations over the next 12 weeks to establish these sites, state officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Children ages 12 to 17 are eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine received Emergency Use Authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for those ages 12 to 15, and it is fully approved for people 16 years …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Business
Popular Morris County Restaurant Now Requires Proof Of Full COVID Vaccination For Indoor Guests
A popular restaurant in Morris County is now requiring customers dining indoors to show proof that they’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Christopher Cannon, owner of Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen on South Street in Morristown, made the announcement on the restaurant’s website, stating that the decision came after a management team member tested positive despite being fully vaccinated. Jockey Hollow was shut down for a week, costing Cannon between $80,000 and $90,000 in profits, he said in a report from Daily Record. As of Sept. 9, indoor diners over age 12 will be asked to show…
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Schools
Covid-
19: School District In Region Considering Vaccine Mandate
A school district in Western Massachusetts is considering a COVID-19 vaccination mandate to go along with orders to wear facial coverings while in school buildings. Officials in the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District are considering taking the extra step to provide extra protection against the spread of the virus by mandating faculty and staff members all get the COVID-19 vaccine. The decision will now move forward to a special school committee vote. Officials noted that if mandated, particular religious and health exemptions would have to be agreed upon between the school and its se…
Stony Point, NY
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: CDC Reveals Which Vaccine Is More Effective In Preventing Hospitalizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new study that found which of the three US-approved COVID-19 vaccines are most effective in preventing hospitalizations, ICU visits, or potential intubation. A recently released study from the CDC determined that the Moderna vaccine was slightly more effective in preventing hospitalizations than the Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson vaccines. In total, approximately 32,000 patients that were treated in hospitals in nine US states were studied by the CDC over the summer and it was determined that the Moderna shot was most effe…
Stony Point, NY
News
Covid-
19: CDC Reveals Which Vaccine Is More Effective In Preventing Hospitalizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new study that found which of the three US-approved COVID-19 vaccines are most effective in preventing hospitalizations, ICU visits, or potential intubation. A recently released study from the CDC determined that the Moderna vaccine was slightly more effective in preventing hospitalizations than the Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson vaccines. In total, approximately 32,000 patients that were treated in hospitals in nine US states were studied by the CDC over the summer and it was determined that the Moderna shot was most effe…
Mamaroneck, NY
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: True Delta Wave Has Not Yet Hit Northeast, Former FDA Commissioner Says
The "true delta wave" has not hit the Northeast yet, and it will arrive sometime after Labor Day weekend, former United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said. Gottlieb said in an interview with CNBC on Friday, Sept. 3, that he thinks the jump in delta variant cases in the Northeast that has since decreased was a warning for another spike in cases that will hit the region. He predicted that gatherings during Labor Day weekend and children returning to school will lead to cases increasing once again. Gottlieb recommended that schools increase the frequency …
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