Coronavirus Vaccine Updates: UK wants to administer 3rd doses by fall to people over 50

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Thursday, May 6, 2021

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- The UK is preparing to administer third vaccine doses to some of its residents.

Everyone over the age of 50 will be offered a third vaccine in the fall in hopes of stopping the spread entirely by the holidays.

Right now trials are underway for two potential third dose options.

One specifically targets new variants. The other is a third shot of one of the current vaccines.

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Paterson Public Schools approve first reopening dates

Paterson Board of Education Commissioners voted Wednesday night to have teachers return to school buildings on Tuesday, June 1st. Teachers will work Monday through Thursday in-person and work remotely on Fridays.

Self-contained special education students in grades pre-K through 12 and students in English Language Learners (ELL) newcomers programs at Public School No. 15 and the New Roberto Clemente School will be able to return to school buildings the following week on Tuesday, June 8th. This will allow teachers a week to prepare and get comfortable with the new normal. Students will attend school on a hybrid schedule, and attend classes remotely on Fridays.

Nassau County launching 3-day campaign to get high schoolers vaccinated against COVID-19

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Ban on NJ interstate indoor youth competitions lifted

Effective May 19th, New Jersey will lift the ban on interstate indoor youth competitions, Gov. Murphy announced Wednesday.

NY Yankees, Mets to reopen stadiums with different capacity rules

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the New York Yankees and Mets are reopening stadiums May 19 with different capacity rules for vaccinated and unvaccinated sections.

Broadway returning in September

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Broadway will be back in New York City with shows opening on September 14. Tickets will go sale at 100% capacity on May 6.

'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's COVID catastrophe worsens

COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be "horrible."

India's official count of coronavirus cases surpassed 20 million Tuesday, nearly doubling in the past three months, while deaths officially have passed 220,000. Staggering as those numbers are, the true figures are believed to be far higher, the undercount an apparent reflection of the troubles in the health care system.

Kids and the Covid-19 vaccine: A pediatrician answers safety questions

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Some 52% of parents said they are likely to get their children vaccinated against Covid-19 when a vaccine becomes available for their age group, according to a poll conducted during the first week of April. That still leaves many parents unsure of what to do, vulnerable to misinformation campaigns on vaccine safety that have spread on social media.

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Rutgers professor dies of COVID-19 in India

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A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday declared that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's moratorium on eviction -- a key element of the federal government's efforts to aid those hit hardest by the COVID pandemic and its economic effects -- must be set aside.

The ruling from Judge Dabney Friedrich says the Public Health Service Act does not give CDC the legal authority to impose the moratorium, which was first issued last year.

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Biden touts $28.6B restaurant relief program, orders tacos

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