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Confusion continues as to whether a mask is required for certain activities. Today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo added to that, saying that he’s not ready to adopt federal calls for limits on mask-wearing for his state’s residents.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration said Tuesday that it is in the process of launching a public coronavirus vaccine dashboard amid growing scrutiny over the governor's rollout plan.

New York police and the state's Department of Health are investigating Parcare Community Health Network saying it may have "fraudulently" used Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.  New York Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said Saturday that Parcare "may have fraudulently obtained COVID-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines and diverted it to members of the public - contrary to the state's plan to administer it first to frontline health care workers, as well as nursing home residents and staffers." Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Dec.

Lily Moayeri Where there’s smoke, there’s definitely the fire of social media reaction, at least, as the Chainsmokers are taking heat for a controversial charity fundraiser held in the Hamptons at a 100-acre lot transformed into a drive-in for the concert.As a result of the concern over the show, one state official has jumped in to demand answers. New York health commissioner Howard Zucker wrote to Southampton town supervisor,Jay Schneiderman Monday saying he was “greatly disturbed” about the concert. “I am at a loss as to how the Town of Southampton could have issued a permit for such an event, how they believed it was legal and not an obvious public health threat,” Zucker wrote in the letter, which was excerpted by BuzzFeed News.

The Chainsmokers performed a Drive-In concert in the Hamptons over the weekend and now the event is under investigation by New York State Governor Cuomo’s office.

Experts now believe the deadly coronavirus doesn't just attack the lungs, it attacks the whole body including the brain, kidneys, heart and nerves.