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COVID Cases Drop As Nassau 'Vaxmobile' Make First School Visit

Molloy College hosts the booster-shot event by appointment for students and staff on Monday.

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Molloy College will hold a "Vaxmobile" event for the first time on Jan. 24.
Molloy College will hold a "Vaxmobile" event for the first time on Jan. 24. (Molloy College )

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — The Mount Sinai South Nassau "Vaxmobile" will make its first appearance on a college campus.

Molloy College will host a free COVID-19 booster clinic for students and staff.

It is scheduled for Jan. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Hays Hall.

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All students, faculty and other employees at the Rockville Centre campus are required to be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccines for the spring semester, the school said in a statement.

All appointments for Pfizer and Moderna boosters were filled by Friday evening.

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The omicron variant continues to ebb, now a positivity rate below 10 percent statewide, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said on Friday. On Long Island, the number of cases is also steadily decreasing at 14.4 %.

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