The U.S. government recommended that almost every American take a new annual vaccine for COVID, an important step in the battle against the virus.
In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we begin with new developments in a new COVID era.In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we begin with new developments in a new COVID era.
On Tuesday, the U.S. government recommended that almost every American take a new annual vaccine for COVID, an important step in the nation's three-year battle against the virus. The CDC says Americans 6 months old and older should get the newest vaccine, which has been updated to fend off the newest variants of the virus. And the new vaccine can't arrive soon enough, as the state sees a late summer uptick in COVID hospitalizations and deaths.
Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Northwell Health was the first American to receive a COVID vaccine in December of 2020. On Wednesday, she was the first to get Pfizer's newest vaccine. Now, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is launching a new campaign, pushing New Yorkers to get a booster.Here are the other major headlines from Wednesday's show:Hurricane Lee began to spin away from the northern Caribbean on Wednesday as the Category 2 storm left big waves in its wake and aimed for New England and Atlantic Canada. As a result, forecasters have issued hurricane and tropical storm watches for coastal New England, from Massachusetts to Maine.
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