vaccine incentives

New York smashed its single-day COVID case record for the fifth time in a week Wednesday, an astounding 28,924 new infections that mark a 30% jump from the record set earlier this week, as new state data shows the stark rate of vaccine efficacy decline when it comes to new infections for certain age groups. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has…

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says with the available tools to help prevent and fight COVID-19, “there really is no need to panic.”

The surge of COVID-19 cases, brought on by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, has impacted the tri-state area. WNBC 4’s Team Coverage brings the latest information.

The first U.S. omicron case was reported on Dec. 1. It took the heavily mutated variant less than three weeks to establish its dominance in America — and nowhere is its unprecedented infectiousness more evident than in the New York area. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday a “staggering” nearly 11,000 new COVID cases across the five boroughs. He said…

Checkey Beckford, Greg Cergol, Andrew Siff and Brian Thompson have team coverage of the Omicron variant’s siege on the tri-state area.

New York City is digging back into its pockets as it scrambles to curb the record-setting omicron tide, offering $100 cash to anyone who gets a COVID-19 booster at a city-run vaccine site between now and New Year’s Eve, the mayor said Tuesday. Romney Smith reports.

Breakthrough infections and surging cases among the unvaccinated are jolting the pandemic rebound to its core, prompting the mayor to offer cash incentives for boosters as he vows, “No more shutdowns”

Some COVID-19 testing sites are seeing long lines as people get tested before holiday travel amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “It really saddened me and frustrated me to see those long lines, because it’s as if we haven’t learned from the last two years,” said Dr. Uché Blackstock, CEO of Advancing Health Equity. Since Omicron...

Omicron accounted for 73% of new COVID-19 infections last week in the United States, according to federal health officials.

NYC is opening new COVID testing sites as cases surge, and the city’s vaccine mandate expanded once again. In New Jersey, the governor is urging residents to get tested ahead of the holidays, as the state ramps up testing facilities as well. NBC New York has team coverage.

To help boost the rate of vaccination in underserved communities, New York City will now offer financial incentives to those who get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot at a SOMOS-run vaccine site. New Yorkers who are vaccinated at one of 2,800 SOMOS physicians’ offices across the five boroughs are eligible for the $100 vaccine incentive that has been most recently…

The incentive calls for any children in the 5 to 11 age group who gets vaccinated to be part of a pool in which the state will select 50 names of children who will receive a full ride to a SUNY or CUNY institution for college. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

New York’s state prisons are encouraging inmates to get the COVID-19 vaccine — and they’re offering up a side of fries with that

The New York City government updates their mask recommendations in light of the Delta Variant. Gaby Acevedo reports.

New York’s free weekly college raffle wrapped up on June 30. Here are all 50 winners, along with their place or county of residence, in order of the rounds in which they were selected.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s college scholarship incentive program for vaccinated kids age 12 to 17 wraps up on July 7.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

New York could return to “life as normal” as soon as this week when 70% of the state’s adults have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

New York is opening up new vaccination centers to get 70% of the state vaccinated. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed the latest round of New York kids to earn free four-year college scholarships to any SUNY or CUNY university on Thursday. It’s one of the newer, more lucrative programs in the state to incentivize children (and their parents) to get dosed as New York looks to hit its crucial 70% rate benchmark. Vaccination rates have hit…