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New York’s proposed nursing home fixes cause for concern

A new report released today by the Empire Center raises questions about the factors contributing to high COVID infection and mortality rates in New York nursing homes—and what reforms should be adopted in response. “The updated data shows there is no

What statistics tells us about the efficacy of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Oxford vaccines

BY JAMES CAPRETTA AND SCOTT GANZ The news that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are 95 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, and the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine might be 90 percent effective (with the right dosage), has given the world a

Awaiting the signal: Assessing the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines

BY JAMES C. CAPRETTA AND SCOTT GANZ The global campaign to identify effective vaccines against COVID-19 has entered the final stage of testing for regulatory approval—Phase III trials—for several promising candidates. Evaluation will be guided by criteria established by the

Cuomo tasks Hochul to ‘think big’ in Niagara’s economic recovery — but will she deliver?

In recent weeks Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly said that the economy is unlikely to “just bounce back” from the COVID-19 pandemic shut down. He has been arguing that the government will need to “think big” in efforts to rebuild