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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to carry a press briefing Friday on the coronavirus pandemic because the state prepares to obtain a Covid-19 vaccine that might be approved and delivered within the coming days.
Cuomo shall be joined by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM).
The Democratic governor has stated that New York is anticipated to obtain an preliminary allocation of 170,000 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine as soon as the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration authorizes the photographs. New York might obtain the doses as quickly as this weekend, Cuomo’s workplace stated in a press launch Wednesday.
In the meantime, New York is weighing whether or not to impose restrictions on indoor eating if the state’s hospitals proceed to be overrun with Covid-19 sufferers. Cuomo stated on Monday that if New York Metropolis’s hospitalizations do not stabilize in 5 days, the state might shut indoor eating within the metropolis as quickly as subsequent week.
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