COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to 16 and over in NY

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• Cuomo signs bill legalizing recreational pot in New York By Anna Sturla, Hollie Silverman and Laura Ly | CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed a bill allowing recreational marijuana use by adults 21 and older after the state Senate and Assembly voted to approve the legislation. Senate Bill S854A passed the Senate, with 40 voting in favor and 23 against. It then went to the Assembly, which approved it with 100 votes in favor and 49 votes against it during a late-night session Tuesday. The bill…
• Here’s what you need to know about signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago The Moderna vaccine is one of the vaccines being given in Chicago. | GettyCheck out answers to frequently asked questions, including: Am I eligible for a coronavirus shot? Where can I get one? Can I go to a pharmacy? How long do I have to wait? As Chicago expands its COVID-19 vaccination program, here are some answers to questions on who can get the shots and where to get them. Who’s eligible for the vaccine? • Health care and nursing…
• Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest trafficking charges are bad news for Prince Andrew As we discussed, additional charges have been added to the indictment against Ghislaine Maxwell. She still sits in a detention center in Brooklyn, awaiting a trial which is set for July of this year. The new charges involve Maxwell grooming and trafficking a 14-year-old girl for Epstein in a series of crimes from 2001-2004. Apparently, the dates are very important because of the cover story Prince Andrew gave Emily Matlis in late 2019 – he claimed that Maxwell only introduced…
• AstraZeneca shots halted in parts of Germany for under-60s In this file photo dated Monday, March 22, 2021, medical staff prepares a syringe from a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. | APOfficials in Berlin, Munich and the eastern state of Brandenburg took the decision to temporarily halt vaccinations ahead of a meeting later Tuesday of representatives from Germany’s 16 states. BERLIN — Several health authorities in Germany announced Tuesday that they are again suspending the use of…
• Where 16-, 17-year-olds can get COVID-19 shots in Jacksonville Starting Monday, Floridians ages 16 and 17 will be eligible to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which is the only vaccine authorized for those under 18. “I think this allows more people to understand that look, if you are over the age of 16, 16 or up, you can go get the vaccine, so that in itself will hopefully help us increase vaccination rates and get us closer to the end goal,” said Dr. Sunil Joshi, president of the Duval…
• Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands of people spent the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere in France as the government tried to speed up shots amid a new rush of coronavirus cases. But as Europe faced its second Easter in a row under the cloud of the pandemic, some French cities pushed back against President Emmanuel Macron’s insistence that “there are no weekends or days…
• Major League debut ‘surreal’ for White Sox prospect Andrew Vaughn Andrew Vaughn connects in a Cactus League game against the Cubs. (John Antonoff/For the Sun-Times).Andrew Vaughn starting in left field against Angels in Sox’ second game of season ANAHEIM, Calif. — Andrew Vaughn had to wait through a day — Opening Day — to make his major league debut. But it was worth the wait. “Every kid dreams about this growing up playing in the backyard, going through little league,” Vaughn, the White Sox’ top-rated prospect, said before playing in…
• Georgia lawmakers ink final deal on $27.3B state budget Georgia lawmakers have agreed to a 2022 budget that restores some money to K-12 education, increases some mental health funding, and pays nursing home operators more. The budget passed the Senate 52-0 and then passed the House 148-21 on Wednesday, the last day of the 2021 session, after the House and Senate worked out relatively minor differences. It was still awaiting a vote in the House in the final hours of the session. The plan would spend $27.3 billion in…