NYS Government And Legislative Update – 12.11.20

LEGALcurrents^®

The Governor has returned to regularly scheduled COVID-19 briefings.  He will be holding briefings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week, and more if needed.

As you may recall, the Governor created a New York State vaccine review board that would review any new vaccines once the FDA had completed their review.  The Governor started today's briefing by announcing the New York vaccine board had already met and unanimously approved the FDA recommendation.  This means that as soon as the vaccines arrive in New York, they can begin to be administered.  On Wednesday, the Governor announced that the initial vaccines will go to nursing home staff and residents and high-risk health care workers, such as emergency room staff, ICU staff, and pulmonary teams.