Giving back for Thanksgiving
BRONX TIMES R 4 EPORTER, DECEMBER 11-17, 2020 BTR
COVID-19
vaccine arriving
FILE PHOTO: Woman holds a vial labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” over dry ice in
this illustration taken, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
BY ALEJANDRA
O’CONNELL-DOMENECH
Ten months into the novel coronavirus
pandemic, a vaccine for the virus will arrive
in New York City next week, Mayor Bill de
Blasio said on Tuesday.
“We’ve got to get through December, January,
and January into February … this is
the last big battle before us and then the vaccine
will we’ll be able to do the work,” said
de Blasio.
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced
that New York State will receive its
fi rst delivery of 170,000 doses of the Pfi zer
vaccine by Dec. 15. which the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration said on Tuesday met
the “prescribed success criteria,” according
to the Wall Street Journal.
The state plans to distribute the fi rst
batch of doses to nursing home residents
and staff followed by health care workers.
Offi cials are still working out the details on
how exactly the vaccine will be distributed
among health care workers.
In addition, a new rapid COVID-19 testing
facility will open at La Guardia Airport this
Thursday, Dec.10.
The site comes as the city works to knock
down increasing numbers of COVID-19
across the city. On Tuesday, the city reported
2,624 new cases and probable cases of the
virus and a daily positivity rate based on a
seven-day rolling average of 4.94%, just under
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 5% threshold.
Mayor Bill de Blasio added that 161 New
York City residents were hospitalized on
Sunday with possible COVID-19 symptoms
with 47% testing positive for the virus adding
that 2.30 New York City residents out of
100,000 have been hospitalized due to the virus.
In November, the airport opened a
COVID-19 testing site where travelers arriving
or departing from the airport could get
tested for the virus for free. Although city offi
cials have repeatedly discouraged traveling
during this holiday season, those that need
to travel by air must show proof of a negative
COVID-19 test result before being allowed to
board an aircraft.
Photos courtesy of Vanessa Baijnauth
BY ORANGE BANK & TRUST
Raja’s General Mechanic “Give a Smile” campaign together with Orange
Bank and Trust, the Bronx Chamber and family and friends, donated to the Vets
in Fort Wadsworth for Thanksgiving.
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