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From: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo <email@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Robert Kasprak <bkasprak@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Jul 29, 2021 5:51 pm
Subject: NYS Coronavirus Update: Vaccination or Weekly Testing Mandate for
State Employees -- CUNY Student Debt Relief
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| July 29, 2021 Dear Robert, Earlier this week,
the CDC released new guidance on mask wearing. We are reviewing the CDC's new
recommendations closely in consultation with federal and state health experts.
As we observe a rise in COVID cases in New York State and across the country,
driven by the Delta variant, the State is taking new action to curb the spread.
To that end, by Labor Day, all state employees will be required to either get
vaccinated or get tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. We look forward to
working closely with our brothers and sisters in labor to implement the program
quickly and fairly. This vaccination or testing requirement will help ensure
the health and safety of our incredible workforce at a time when Delta is
spreading. I know that we are all ready to put COVID in our rear-view mirror;
that is why it is so important that we continue to get more shots in arms.
We're all in this together. Photos of the Day:
New Yorkers Stefanie Dolson (fourth from the left) and Kate Douglass (far
right) pose with the Olympic medals they won this week (Photos by Christian
Petersen/Getty Images and Al Bello/Getty Images, respectively) Here's what
else you need to know tonight: 1. COVID hospitalizations rose to 611. Of the
103,159 tests reported yesterday, 2,567, or 2.49 percent, were positive. We
believe that as many a three-quarters of these positive cases are the Delta
variant. The 7-day positivity average was 2.17 percent. There were 126 patients
in ICU yesterday. Of them, 57 are intubated. Sadly, we lost two New Yorkers to
the virus. 2. As of 11am this morning, 74.9 percent of adult New Yorkers
have received at least one vaccine dose, per the CDC. Over the past 24 hours,
18,314 total doses have been administered. To date, New York has administered
22,128,025 total doses with 68.3 percent of adult New Yorkers completing their
vaccine series. See additional data on the State's Vaccine Tracker. 3. The
State Senate and Assembly will also require vaccination or regular testing of
their staff. Local governments including New Rochelle have also joined the
State in announcing that they will implement similar requirements. I thank them
for taking this smart step to fight back against the threat of the highly
contagious Delta variant. 4. We announced up to $125 million in student debt
relief to CUNY students affected by the pandemic. The newly announced "CUNY
Comeback Program" will eliminate up to $125 million in unpaid debt for at least
50,000 students who attended a CUNY school. Students were among those most
impacted by COVID and this plan—one of the largest student debt forgiveness
plans of its kind—provides them with much-needed financial relief. 5.
Patient-facing healthcare workers at State-operated hospitals will be required
to be vaccinated by Labor Day. There will not be a testing option for
unvaccinated employees. Our healthcare workers carried us through the worst of
this pandemic—and we owe it to them to do what we can to keep Delta under
control and more people out of hospital beds. This requirement will help keep
both patients and workers safe. 6. New York launched a tax credit program to
help restaurants recover from COVID. The $35 million Restaurant Return-to-Work
Tax Credit program is designed to help expand employment opportunities for
workers and provide financial relief. Qualifying restaurants could receive a
$5,000 tax credit per net new hire, totaling up to $50,000 in tax credits per
business. Learn more. Tonight's "Deep Breath Moment": As the Summer Olympics
take place in Tokyo, two New Yorkers have added to Team USA's medal count this
week. Hailing from Pelham, NY, Team USA swimmer Kate Douglass won bronze
Wednesday morning in the Women's 200m Individual Medley. Later that same day,
in the first-ever 3x3 women's basketball event to take place at the Olympics,
Port Jervis native Stefanie Dolson won the inaugural gold medal.
Congratulations to both Stefanie and Kate for making New York proud. Ever
Upward, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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