Health Care
Members of a new state task force explain what needs to be done to beat COVID-19.
It appears to be more transmissible, but it’s unclear if it’s different enough to be unaffected by existing vaccines.
Experts, advocates and lawmakers on the ambitious policies that could remake New York after the pandemic.
Things are guaranteed to get worse before they get any better in 2021.
An ICU nurse from Queens has become the first person to receive a federally approved COVID-19 vaccine.
Families rely on them to provide necessary care so that primary caregivers can go to work.
A soon-to-be-introduced bill could change that.
Though access to PPE and testing has improved, understaffing could leave long-term care facilities vulnerable.
Experts say national changes, including universal health care, needed to address race and income disparities.
Beginning this week, the rollout will likely continue until the middle of 2021.
