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Vol. 112 No. 45 | November 11, 2021 - November 17, 2021
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KIDS VAX UP On Monday, 11-year-old Willa received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. She made sure to get there bright and early to get vaxxed, and she was right. Dozens of kids at her school were turned away when administrators ran out of doses shortly after 8 a.m. (Elinor Tatum photo)
Mayor admits shaky vaccine rollout, insufficient doses By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff
it the “Kanye shrug.” This week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s team began distributing If one were to give a grade to the shots of the COVID-19 vaccine offerschool vaccine rollout, it would be un- ing Pfizer shots to children between satisfactory. Good in some places, not the ages of 5 and 11. According to the so good in others. Department of Education, each school To those of a certain age, you might give received 50 doses of the vaccine. But
there were immediate problems in their distribution. One parent told the AmNews that she waited until close to 10 a.m. for her child to receive the first dose of the vaccine despite being in line for several hours. Another complained about workers leaving minutes before their shift was
over (which the AmNews couldn’t confirm). Another, who wished to remain anonymous, said she got to her school at 8 a.m. and was turned away because there were no more shots available. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Nov. 9, 360,000
Historic first with Crystal Hudson’s City Council win
Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Parade held in Brownsville and Bed-Stuy
See ROLLOUT on page 8
(Danny Goodine photo)
(Katrina Hajagos photo) See HISTORIC on page 6
See VETERANS on page 6
Adams Must Address Justice, Fairness and Inclusivity Urban Agenda by David R. Jones, President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York - See page 5