dealing with covid
MASK UP Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo offered more specifics on Wednesday for how a coronavirus vaccine will be distributed in New York State, and laid out plans for how hospitals should deal with the surging number of cases in the state. Mr. Cuomo said New York City would get 72,000 of the initial vaccine doses once the state receives them, which may be as soon as this weekend. Long Island will get 26,500 of the initial doses, he said, and the Mid-Hudson region 19,200.The governor said the allocations were based on the number of nursing home residents and workers in each region, as well as the number of high-risk medical workers; those groups are the first priorities for vaccination. In his letter, Dr. Zucker called on individual hospitals and systems to alert the state before they reach 80 percent of capacity, and even earlier during a surge. He also asked hospitals to report staffing or personal protective equipment shortages as well as bed occupancy. Nursing homes are required to have...