Business community pushes for expanded COVID-19 liability protections
Dec. 10, 2020 – Lev Ginsburg, Senior Director of Government Affairs at The Business Council of New York State, discussed the push to expand employer liability protections in a stimulus package.
What to expect from New York’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Dec. 9, 2020 - We discussed the latest developments in the fight against COVID-19 with Dr. Eli Rosenberg, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UAlbany.
A COVID-19 vaccine is on the way, but will New Yorkers take it?
Dec. 3, 2020 - COVID-19 vaccines are going through the approval process and the first New Yorkers could get vaccinations in a few weeks. We heard from Dr. Cynthia Leifer, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Cornell
New York’s pandemic plan evolves as COVID-19 cases rise
Dec. 2, 2020 - With COVID-19 cases rising, the state is taking on new containment measures to slow the spread. We got the latest on the state’s strategy from Jon Campbell, USA Today Network – New York State
COVID-19 delivers setbacks in fight against HIV/AIDS
Dec. 1, 2020 - On World AIDS Day, we are reminded that there is still more work to be done to end the AIDS crisis in the United States and around the world. We talked with Doug Wirth,
Cuomo gets first major judicial rebuke for COVID-19 containment
Nov. 30, 2020 - Before the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo had his knuckles wrapped by the U.S. Supreme Court for draconian limitations he imposed on the size of religious gatherings in communities with localized COVID-19 outbreaks. Rob
NY Bar Association makes the legal case for COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Nov. 19, 2020 - Over the past week, there has been a flurry of positive developments on a COVID-19 vaccine. When a vaccine is finally available, will people take it? Mary Beth Morrissey, Chair of the New York
Teachers use online reporting tool to raise COVID-19 red flags in schools
Nov. 18, 2020 - New York State United Teachers has launched a new COVID tracking website for its members. We talked with the organization’s President Andy Pallotta about the new resource, the upcoming holiday, and vaccines.
Nursing homes brace for a second wave of COVID-19
Nov. 18, 2020 - We checked in on New York’s nursing homes and the preparations they are taking for a second wave of COVID-19 from Stephen Hanse, President & CEO of NYS Health Facilities Association and NYS Center
Local public health officials keep up fight on frontlines against COVID-19
Nov. 12, 2020 - We got an update on New York’s local public health officials and the work they are doing to stop the spread of COVID-19 from Sarah Ravenhall, Executive Director of the New York State Association
