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Post-holiday declines in New York’s coronavirus hospitalization and transmission rate have Gov. Andrew Cuomo talking about possibly easing some restrictions later this week. At the same time, the emergence of more contagious variants at home and abroad and limited vaccine supply are complicating the virus war. Starting Tuesday, new CDC testing requirements take effect for all international travelers to...

Governor Cuomo is expected to ease up on some Covid-19 restrictions but indoor dining is not one of them.

Frustrations are growing across the tri-state as more than a dozen vaccination sites are temporarily shut down due to the shortage. News 4’s Tracie Strahan reports.

As more COVID variants are identified across the globe, health experts are suggesting upgrading masks with better filtration, or, if surgical masks are the only options, to “double mask” when out and about.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged New York state would make “adjustments” once it got through the dreaded post-holiday spike — and on Monday, he announced the time had come to ease some restrictions. More details are expected within days. New York’s rate of transmission fell below 1.0 Monday for the first time since the latest surge. Cuomo called that a positive…

NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

Officials confirmed Monday that NYC’s planned vaccine mega-sites at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field will be on hold until the city can get a 200,000-shot-a-week supply — double what’s expected to come in this week. Tracie Strahan reports.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign new travel restrictions in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus in the United States. Restrictions will primarily target countries like South Africa, Brazil and much of Europe, where new strains of the coronavirus have emerged in recent days.

New York began receiving doses of its week six shipment following Gov. Cuomo’s announcement the state ran through its allotment of vaccine for people getting their first of two shots. NBC New York’s Adam Harding and Ida Siegal report.

The governors of New York and New Jersey are facing ongoing vaccine supply limitations in their states that are forcing some counties to delay appointments or halt bookings entirely, while local cases of the more contagious UK strain rise. The tri-state area’s confirmed UK variant case count is now up to 31 after New Jersey’s health commissioner announced the...

NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports on the vaccine shortage plaguing New York, as the state is set to run out before the weekend starts.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would run out of vaccine doses by the end of Friday. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Vaccine supply in New York City has been draining rapidly, forcing officials to reschedule more than 22,000 appointments and close a number of hubs through the weekend. People who had appointments were supposed to be notified. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning vaccine sites across New York not to schedule appointments more than a week out, calling the long-anticipated rollout — the expected savior of the pandemic — a “week-to-week” operation for lack of supply. The governor says the state’s reserve of first doses has dwindled to a meager two-to-three day supply, while the mayor of New…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning vaccine sites across New York not to schedule appointments more than a week out, calling the long-anticipated rollout — the expected savior of the pandemic — a “week-to-week” operation for lack of supply. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff and Ray Villeda reports.

The city is in a rush to reschedule thousands of appointments due to shortage of vaccine. News 4’s Katherine Creag reports.

Coronavirus hospitalizations in New York state have soared above 9,000 after appearing to level off slightly below that for most of this month, while new daily admissions in the five boroughs continue to trend upward — a potentially ominous sign as officials try to accelerate a vaccine rollout with insufficient supply. Statewide, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that just 145,780…

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the city had to cancel 23,000 appointments for people awaiting their first dose this week. The New York Police Department suspended first-shot vaccinations for its officers. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

Mayor Bill de Blasio had warned last week New York City would run out of vaccine at some point this week without a “major” resupply above and beyond the weekly federal allocation. On Tuesday, the mayor said the city had 92,000 first doses left. “We will hit zero by Friday,” de Blasio said. “We will have literally nothing left to…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that the city will run out of first doses of COVID-19 vaccine sometime Thursday without fresh supplies. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.