vaccine incentives

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.

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…

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

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he now expects New York to hit his 70% partial adult vaccination benchmark to lift remaining restrictions early — potentially in a matter of days — as he announced the state’s rolling positivity rate had fallen below 0.50% for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis began. Wednesday’s rolling positivity rate of 0.48% is the…

Unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses are at risk of becoming expired and going to waste.

Mobile vaccine sites are being placed in the Bronx to encourage more New Yorkers to get vaccinated, Tracie Strahan reports.

NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

People who get vaccinated at any of 10 select New York state-run sites get a free $20 state lottery scratch-off ticket with a chance to win up to $ 5 million

New York City public school kids can get the COVID-19 vaccine in some schools starting Friday. Meanwhile, New Jersey is set to official end its declaration of public health emergency. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio credit vaccinations with the improvements — and they’re not done offering incentives to motivate people to get dosed.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced the first 10 winners of his new full four-year scholarship vaccine incentive program for New Yorkers age 12 to 17; 40 more full rides will be raffled off in the next four weeks

Residents who enter the state’s new vaccine incentive lottery will have the opportunity to win prizes such as custom hunting rifles and shotguns, custom trucks, weekend getaways at state parks and lifetime hunting and fishing licenses among other things.

The race to vaccinate is hitting New York City schools. Andrew Siff reports.

The one-time epicenter of the pandemic recorded zero new daily COVID deaths for the first time in recent memory on Tuesday, the state said. It also notched a new record low positivity rate, New York City’s mayor announced as he unveiled the latest slate of vaccine prizes, in addition to reopening senior centers. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the 0.83%…

New York City is seeing COVID-19 statistics we haven’t seen since the first cases were discovered here more than a year ago. Andrew Siff reports.

Moderna filed on Tuesday to request full FDA approval of its coronavirus vaccine, which was granted emergency use authorization in December.

Teachers in Paterson, New Jersey, return to in-person classrooms on Tuesday as the teachers union and the district’s superintendent continue their back and forth over whether the buildings are actually safe. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

Bars and restaurants no longer have to close at midnight across New York state, as its coronavirus curfew for indoor dining ended Monday. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

People who get vaccinated at any of 10 select New York state-run sites get a free $20 state lottery scratch-off ticket with a chance to win up to $ 5 million

Starting Thursday, getting the COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey will get residents an entire summer at one of the state’s most popular beaches — free of charge. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced a series of incentives aimed at convincing more people to get vaccinated against the virus last week. The most lucrative is the free season pass to any…