Though the number of vaccinated New Yorkers is not where it should be for herd immunity just yet, an area lawmaker is glad we’re at a place where many have gotten their shots, giving rise to comfort in shedding many COVID restrictions. Rockland state senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick says while COVID has receded around the state, he hopes it stays that way…
India, Brazil, Turkey, Vietnam and South Africa have all seen upticks in COVID cases, and, according to the Associated Press, a slow roll-out of vaccines in Japan could trigger a global spread of different variants of the virus.