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New York City, California, ending various Covid vaccine mandates

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NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees

California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools

 

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Why there are so many COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in the Northeast and what we know about it

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Why there are so many COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in the Northeast CDC data shows that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are particularly surging in the Northeast. Experts explain why. ABC News ABC News
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NY Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on Combating COVID-19; flucases rise sharply Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine Health

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Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19. Governor Kathy Hochul

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New York: COVID resurgence prompts new CDC mask guidance for Long Island and parts of NYC

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COVID resurgence prompts new CDC mask guidance for Long Island and parts of NYC It's the season of giving, but be wary of giving your family members COVID​. The virus is rebounding in 5 New York counties. CBS New York

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The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk counties are all in the orange, with positivity rates between 7-10%.

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New York City public employees among 19 accused of pandemic aid fraud

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NYC public employees among 19 accused of pandemic aid fraud NEW YORK (AP) — Nineteen people including 17 New York City and New York state public employees were charged in a federal complaint unsealed Wednesday with submitting fraudulent applications for funds intended to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic. AP NEWS

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State COVID related developments: New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida

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NJ hires firms to review governor's handling of COVID-19 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday his administration has launched a promised review of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The administration hired regional law firm Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads — which has offices in the state as well as Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York — along with management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group to conduct the review, Murphy said in a statement Monday. AP NEWS
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New York made $11B in improper unemployment payments during Covid-19 pandemic

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New York made $11B in improper unemployment payments during Covid-19 pandemic, audit finds The report Tuesday examined claims made through the state Department of Labor’s unemployment insurance system from January 2020 to March 2022. POLITICO

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U.S. Supreme Court's Sotomayor rejects temporary stay challenge to N.Y. COVID vaccine mandate

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U.S. Supreme Court's Sotomayor rejects challenge to N.Y. COVID vaccine mandate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday rejected a bid to prevent New York City from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers against a group teachers, firefighters and others who challenged the policy. Andrew Chung Reuters

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A COVID wave of BQ infections has already reached California. It’s about to engulf the rest of the nation, experts say

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A COVID wave of BQ infections that started in New York has already reached California. It’s about to engulf the rest of the nation, experts say California is now an “emerging hotspot” for the family of variants, known to be the most immune evasive and transmissible yet, according to experts. YahooFinance

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New omicron subvariants accounted for more cases in New York region in latest week than BA.5 -- CDC

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New omicron subvariants accounted for more cases in New York region in latest week than BA.5, CDC data shows The omicron sublineages BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 continued to spread in the U.S. in the week through Oct. 29, accounting for 27.1% of new cases nationwide, according... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch
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