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From Governor Cuomo June 9, 2021
LAST UPDATED: JUNE 9, 2021 AT 2:41 PM
What You Need to Know
- Sign up for the ‘Get a Shot to Make Your Future’ program, an incentive for 12- to 17-year-olds to get vaccinated. Participants can enter into a random prize drawing and potentially receive a full scholarship to a SUNY or CUNY college.
- Governor Cuomo announced most remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted when 70% of New Yorkers 18+ have received the first dose of their vaccine.
- Effective May 19, New York State has adopted the CDC’s “Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People” for most businesses and public settings. See New York’s guidance for implementing the new CDC recommendations.
- The Open Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers has been extended through December 31, 2021. New Yorkers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health or directly through insurers.
- Health care workers can text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 to access 24/7 emotional support services.
- Any New Yorker can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.
