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Scramble on for COVID-19 vaccinations Cuomo broadly expands eligibility but says far too few doses available BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN
Alex Miller of Port Washington, a special language pathologist, is vaccinated by Dr. Kevin Glassman, a volunteer with Nassau County’s Medical Reserve Corps, at the Yes We Can Center in Westbury, which became Nassau County’s second COVID-19 vaccination distribution site.
The state has broadly expanded the number of people eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo said far too few doses are arriving to do the job. Cuomo announced last week that the “1b group,” which includes essential workers like teachers, firefighters and public safety officers, grocery store workers, corrections officers, child care providers, public transit employees,
those working or living in homeless shelters, and people at least 75 years old, was eligible to obtain the vaccine beginning this week. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that states allow people ages 65 and older to receive the vaccine, and Cuomo said New York would do so. The state will also extend eligibility to people with compromised immune systems but exactly when has not been specified. Continued on Page 28
Bosworth to retire, Clerk Wink to run BY R O S E W E L D ON
for another term. A longtime colleague, Town After decades in public ser- Clerk Wayne Wink, said he vice, Town of North Hempstead would run for the post this fall. “The pandemic has been Supervisor Judi Bosworth has announced she will not to run a time of deep reflection,” Bo-
sworth, a Democrat, said in a statement released by the town on Monday morning. “One of the lessons that has been reinforced for me is the importance of family and how essential the time is that we spend with our loved ones. “So often, I have thought about the many things I would like to do in the future, and I’ve come to
the realization that the future is now. Therefore, I have made the decision that I will not be a candidate for re-election as Town Supervisor for the Town of North Hempstead.” At a Zoom meeting for the Roslyn Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Wink, a Democrat who has served two terms as clerk, announced his candidacy for town supervisor.
“I’m going to run on my record, hopefully with the support of my party and with the support of the constituents that I wish to continue to serve,” Wink said in an interview on Tuesday. Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County and state Democratic chairman, said in an email that he anticipates a primary, but has not yet heard from other interContinued on Page 27
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