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Friday, January 8, 2021
Vol. 6, No. 2
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First vaccine center opens in Nassau
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400 inoculations planned per day at Northwell-run facility: Curran BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z The first coronavirus vaccine distribution center in Nassau County opened on Tuesday at Nassau Community College. Nassau County’s Medical Reserve Corps will distribute the vaccinations to residents with aid from Northwell Health, which was designated by the state as Long Island’s vaccination coordinator. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said the center would distribute 115 vaccine doses on Tuesday, but the goal of the center is to distribute 400 daily doses. “We are ready, set, go with the County’s first vaccination center,” Curran said in a written statement. “This is the beginning of our local effort to join New York State and Nassau’s hospital networks to roll out the vaccine. This is how Nassau County can lead the way to a healthy New Year with our schools
and businesses open.” Northwell CEO Michael Dowling said on Monday his goal is to have no vaccine doses left over at the end of each week. As of Sunday, Dowling said, roughly 25,000 Northwell Health employees had been vaccinated. Dowling said his goal for the end of the week was to have about 40,000 to 50,000 employees vaccinated. “Our goal is to distribute the vaccine safely, equitably and as quickly as possible, but because supply is limited, we encourage everyone to be patient,” Dowling said. “As part of this effort and at Governor Cuomo’s request, we have also convened a Health Equity Task that will be working with local clinicians and community leaders to ensure the vaccine is reaching people in areas where there is a history of health disparities and a high prevalence of Continued on Page 28
PHOTO BY ROY J. SMITHEIMER, COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN GINA SILLITTI
On the steps of her Manorhaven home, state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (DManorhaven), right, takes the oath of office for her first term representing the 16th District from Judge Linda Kelly Mejias, left. Holding the Bible is the assemblywoman’s husband, Port Washington native Kevin Clemency.
Port among districts sued by bus companies BY R O S E W E L D ON
closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing them into Eight school districts on the bankruptcy. The Sea Cliff-based North North Shore have been sued by bus companies who claim the Shore school district, the East districts ceased paying them Williston school district, the last year when schools were New Hyde Park-Garden City
Park school district, the Mineola school district, the Roslyn school district, the Herricks school district, the Sewanhaka school district and the Port Washington school district are Continued on Page 28
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