‘We applaud you, we thank you’: Fireworks to light up NY, celebrate hitting 70% vaccination rate

NEW YORK -- New York has reached a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 70%, and to celebrate the milestone, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced fireworks displays will light up the sky across the state Tuesday night. “472 days ago, it was impossible to fathom that 70% of New York's adults would have received their first COVID vaccination [...]