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2 More Admit to $400K Pandemic Scheme Renting Out COVID Isolation Rooms at NYC Hotels
Two more women pleaded guilty in a $400,000 scheme to defraud a New York City program that offered free hotel rooms to help those with COVID-19 isolate, according to prosecutors.
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Shoppers, Workers Clash Over Post-Pandemic Expectations
More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses have had to curb their hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with labor shortages.
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Shoppers, Workers Clash Over Post-Pandemic Expectations
More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses have had to curb their hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with labor shortages.
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Woman Pleads Guilty to $400K Pandemic Scheme Renting Out NYC Hotel Rooms
A Brooklyn woman pleaded guilty to a pair of schemes to defraud city programs, with the first job netting the scammer more than $400,000 from selling hotel room stays reserved for the city’s free pandemic isolation program. In the span of a few months, city officials claimed Chanette Lewis sold hotel room stays earmarked for New York’s free Hotel...
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NY's Labor Force Still Below Pre-Pandemic Peak: Comptroller
New York’s labor force, one of the nation’s largest, still remains below the pre-pandemic peak, this according to a report released Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. According to the report, although the labor force decreased by 1% between 2011 and 2021 while the rest of the nation increased by 5.1%, a rebound took place in the latter half…
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Living With COVID for the Long Haul
Living with COVID for the Long Haul is a digital-first, episodic series on the mystery behind the lingering post-COVID conditions. Fatigue, shortness of breathe, muscle aches and heart palpitations are just a few symptoms affecting patients long after recovering from the inital COVID-19 infection. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino talks to medical experts and patients in search of answers to...
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Ancient Arctic Anthrax Has Returned, as Climate Change Impacts Spread of Diseases
Climate change can make diseases stronger, or weaken humans and their ability to fight infections, researchers say. And another consequence of climate change, the melting Arctic permafrost, released ancient frozen bacteria that were frozen for thousands of years. Erik Franklin, professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joins LX News.
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Hundreds of COVID Survivors to March Across Brooklyn Bridge
COVID-19 survivors, long haulers and families who have lost loved ones to the virus will march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in solidarity to raise awareness about urgent pandemic needs. News 4’s Linda Gaudino reports.
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NYC Declares Public Health Emergency In Response to Monkeypox Outbreak
New York City is declaring a public health emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak, a step that officials say will unlock additional tools to help slow the spread in the city that’s become the epicenter of another health crisis. Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan officially issued the declaration Saturday, one day after Gov. Kathy Hochul...
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NYC Mulls Monkeypox State of Emergency
A group of city, state and federal officials have requested the state to make a disaster declaration for monkeypox, Andrew Siff reports.
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NY Declares Disaster Emergency In Response to Monkeypox Outbreak; NYC Mulls the Same
As New York has become the epicenter of another health crisis, the governor is taking action in order to ensure the state gets as much help from the federal government as possible to help control what has become the largest-ever monkeypox outbreak in America. Late Friday night, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order declaring a state disaster emergency in…
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New York Health Department Declares Monkeypox Imminent Threat
As the New York Health Department declares monkeypox an imminent threat to public health, more than 100 thousand more vaccines are coming to New York State, Andrew Siff reports.
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NY Says Monkeypox Imminent Public Health Threat; 80,000 Doses Coming — in 4-6 Weeks
The U.S. government will release nearly 800,000 more monkeypox vaccine doses from the federal stockpile, allocating more than 10% of them to the epicenter of America’s outbreak, New York City, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says — but it may be a while before all those doses will be distributed throughout the state. The Democratic senator from New York announced Thursday…
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New Studies Support Origin Theory That COVID-19 Emerged in the Wild
Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.
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New York Approves New PCR Test for Monkeypox
Today Mayor Adams praised the White House collaboration with the city on monkeypox vaccines. Gus Rosendale reports.
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NYC Monkeypox Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases as New PCR Test Aims to Expand Access
New York City’s monkeypox outbreak has now boomed to more than 1,000 cases, accounting for 30% of the burgeoning national case total — and with thousands of vaccine appointments continuously being scooped up within a half-hour of opening, the federal government is weighing more intensive action. As of Tuesday, the CDC reports nearly 3,500 confirmed monkeypox or orthopox virus (the…
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WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization, WHO, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation puts Monkeypox on the same list as other other outbreaks such as, COVID-19, Zika, H1N1 Flu, Polio, and Ebola
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Monkeypox Declared a Global Health Emergency
News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Drug That Curbs Symptoms Directly to COVID-19 Patients
The Pfizer pill, Paxlovid, is intended for people with COVID-19 who are more likely to become seriously ill. Previously only doctors could prescribe the drug
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Feeling Fatigued? Drug Maker Eyes Long COVID Symptoms With New Treatment
In certain cases, new symptoms can begin three to four months after a person recovers from COVID infection.