Public Safety
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that more drones will be providing aerial surveillance this summer at New York's Long Island State Beaches, patrolling for unsafe water conditions and dangerous marine life like sharks. -
By adding drones, an online listing reads, the police department would “enhance public safety, improve response times, and optimize situational awareness during critical incidents.”
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Paid for through grant funding, the new suite of tools included in the free app is designed to make it easier for residents to connect with law enforcement, including a tip line and community outreach programs.
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In that health-care workers are among the Americans prioritized to receive the first COVID vaccine doses, but supplies are limited, UIHC has broken its employees into four different groups for vaccine prioritization.
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Administrators have quarantined patients, worked to trace the outbreak’s source and tried to address a similar rise in cases among staff. Employees are exhausted from increased responsibility due to staff shortages.
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“These are some of our darkest days since COVID-19 became a part of our daily conversations, and the rising number of new cases has put a strain on our health care system unlike any time in recent memory.”
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The first of two doses with a minimum 28 days in between will be available to the first-priority group, according to the state health department, which made its initial trial order for 4,875 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
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Using exterior fire-resistant materials and establishing noncombustible zones around buildings are top priorities for reducing the impact of wildfire on residences, but home hardening strategies aren't one-size-fits-all.
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CVS, which owns health insurer Aetna, said the vaccine could become generally available as soon as late March. But how quickly it will be distributed to the general public will depend on timetables established by states.
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"We are anticipating receiving doses as soon as either end of this week or beginning of next, and we are already in the process to begin the scheduling for mass vaccination of our health care workers.”
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The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings — indicating ideal wildfire conditions — in portions of Southern California through noon Tuesday, with the agency warning residents to be prepared to evacuate.
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A poll released last week shows unease among Massachusetts residents about their willingness to get a COVID shot. Though a vaccine is not yet available, FDA approval and the first round of vaccines are expected in weeks.
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The freezer in a pharmacy storage area at Hartford Hospital can fit about 280,000 vaccine doses. In accordance with a requirement from the CDC, someone will continuously monitor the freezer and log the temperature.
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Around New York City, public health leaders and health-care workers say they are watching the trend lines as intensive care units fill up around the U.S. and the world. They say it gives them flashbacks to the spring.
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From prioritizing who should get vaccinated first to finding trained health-care workers to care for sick COVID patients and run vaccine clinics, Dr. Khaldun called it "the most massive vaccination effort in a century."
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A declaration permitting hospitals to implement crisis standards of care, which the Grisham administration is expected to announce, is the latest sign the state's hospital system has reached its breaking point.
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Restrictions in Elkhart County were already in place. Commissioners said that the fine ordinance was a strong measure to try to get people to comply with ways to mitigate the COVID-19 infections straining hospitals.
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Supplies are likely to remain limited, and it will take months before the state can make vaccines widely available. That will be too late to head off spikes caused by holiday and winter weather that keep people indoors.
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Dr. Edwin Michael, University of South Florida College of Public Health professor and epidemiologist studying the spread of global infectious diseases, shared that projection with Hillsborough County commissioners.
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The first delivery will come from the federal government and is based on population. It will be enough for 170,000 New Yorkers and will be prioritized for people like health-care workers and seniors in nursing homes.
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Surveys suggest many doctors and nurses don’t want to be among the first to get an immunization that was rushed to market. Can hospitals mandate COVID vaccination as a condition of employment, as they do flu shots?
