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- ↑ Campbell, Jon (January 13, 2015). "Cuomo taps Zucker for health commissioner". The Journal News . Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ Gormley, Michael. "Zucker finds himself at the center of the coronavirus storm". Newsday.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse; Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (January 28, 2021). "N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Supreme Court rules against Gov. Cuomo on COVID-19 nursing home data". February 3, 2021.
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