Category: Healthcare

Gov. Kathleen Hochul at an 7 Oct. 2021 legislative signing addressing drug-overdoses. Gov. Hochul says the right things about transparency, but it's still very hard work for the public to access public records from the Government. Gov. Kathleen Hochul's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

20 Agencies account for over 66 per cent. of FOIL Appeals, according to NYS Committee on Open Government report

Just 20 Government Agencies in New York State are responsible for over 66 per cent. of FOIL Appeals, Committee on Open Government data show.

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On 31 August, Gov. Kathleen Hochul called a special Legislative Session to address the eviction moratorium, a change to the open meetings law, and to further the legalisation of cannabis. The special session took place under "secrecy rules." Gov. Kathleen Hochul's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

With a promise of transparency as her “hallmark,” Gov. Hochul has far to go to ensure truly open Government in New York

Though Gov. Kathleen Hochul has promised to improve Government transparency, she ignores problems at the Committee on Open Government.

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Gov. Kathleen Hochul delivered her first COVID-19 briefing. During her remarks, she disclosed that there would be no remote option provided to public school students, except for children, who are immuno-compromised. @GovKathyHochul/Twitter (Fair Use)

New York Government élites created a remote option for COVID-19 protection for themselves that they denied to public school students

New York Governments officials have legislated a remote option as a COVID-19 protection for élites that they denied to public school students.

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After the de Blasio administration said that COVID-19 testing should not be focused on vaccinated individuals, the de Blasio administration is now promoting testing data about vaccinated individuals that includes fewer data about vaccinated individuals. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

New York City is not tracking Delta variant substrains, like AY.3, that may threaten a confinement in Israel

The weekly variant sequencing studies published by New York City health ministry do not track the sublineages of the Delta plus variants, despite their concern.

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New York City Government lacked data collection about important resources, like hospital beds and PPE, that could have made a huge difference in the early response to the Coronavirus pandemic, an audit has found. New York City Comptroller's Office (Fair Use)

More changes to NYC pandemic data, as de Blasio comes under fire in pandemic response audit, including over failures in data collection, management, and dissemination

The de Blasio administration continues to change its data collection or reporting, as it faces new accusations that New York City Government lacked enough data to make important decisions in the early response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio, speaking at a financial meeting on Tuesday, 3 Aug., has refused to mandate the use of indoor masks in the face of the Delta variant becoming the dominant strain of the Coronavirus in New York City. The Delta variant is reportedly highly-transmissible, and Mayor de Blasio has no plan to reduce community spread of the dangerous strain. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

EDITORIAL : After Mayor de Blasio’s embrace of laissez-faire public health, it’s up to New Yorkers to weather the Delta variant on their own

Mayor Bill de Blasio has no plan to reduce community spread of the dangerous Delta variant. As a result, people are on their own to “bend the curve” of infections.

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In his rush to reöpen the economy, Mayor Bill de Blasio has risked telegraphing mixed messages to the public about the dangers of the Delta variant. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio a beach bum in face of growing concerns about Delta variant, as costly five-layer face coverings may explain delayed response to new CDC indoor mask guidance

A leaked CDC document has revealed that the Delta variant can spread through vaccinated individuals, raising new questons about Government pandemic data.

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The name "Karen" has become a pejorative for entitled individuals, who demand privileges, usually based on race, whilst at the same time claiming victimhood. Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has rejected calls for universal mask mandates, seemingly because the requirements have been opposed by Wall Street. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

CDC makes incremental move on indoor masks, as New York City remains stubborn after Savannah joins other cities with mask mandates

The CDC and other cities, like Savannah, to require at least more use of indoor masks, with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s New York trailing — again.

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President Joseph Biden (D), Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), and Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) have courted controversy over their reported handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. President Biden : Public Domain ; Gov. Cuomo by Pat Arnow (CC BY-SA 2.0) ; Mayor de Blasio by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Biden’s DOJ closes civil rights probe into COVID-19 nursing home deaths as Government data, leadership come under greater scrutiny over Coronavirus pandemic mismanagement concerns

Government data about COVID-19 has been slowed or reduced, and that which is released face questions about reliability in the face of the Delta outbreak.

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The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has restated the data underpinning weekly Coronavirus variant sequencing studies. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

In the face of Delta variant outbreak, another restatement of NYC Coronavirus data as the Government deflects blame over questions about its pandemic response

Following criticism, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has restated the data underpinning weekly Coronavirus variant sequencing studies.

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