This legislation seeks to address health disparities, expand access to health care, and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers to 83 years by 2030.
Billions of bonuses were promised but never paid to some of the unsung heroes of the pandemic: front line nurses. Nina Pineda and 7 On Your Side went to bat to get them paid.
The city will also end the vaccination requirements for nonpublic school, early child care, and daycare staff.
The City is expanding flu and RSV testing and increasing the availability of COVID-19 vaccines for young children.
It will now be up to individual business owners to decide if they want to maintain a vaccine requirement.
New York City's health commissioner provided updates on the city's efforts to handle COVID, MPV (monkeypox) and polio amid concerns going into the winter season.