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The RCSD is offer gift cards to the first 250 kids vaccinated will receive $100 in gift cards in two increments. Three new vaccination sites will open starting on January 18 and the first 250 kids to get vaccinated at these locations will receive gift cards. $50 will be given for the first dose, and […]
Over this past weekend, the New York State Department of Health reported another one-day record for COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, they reported 90,132 new cases, and currently, the state’s 7-day positivity rate is 22.15%. As of Saturday, 11,843 people are in the hospital with the virus- an increase of 295, 483 of those patients are […]
After a temporary halt in November, New Yorkers now have the opportunity again to apply for pandemic rental aid and temporary protection from eviction under a state court order issued. In order to start this backup, Governor Hochul asked the federal government for as much as $1 billion in extra rental aid, but, the U.S. […]
While schools in Monroe County fight to stay open during the surge of COVID-19, there’s new concern over the quality of masks teachers have received. The masks that are in question are KN95s, which according to the data, are the most effective in fighting the spread of the omicron variant. Monroe County received and distributed […]
During a press conference yesterday morning, Governor Kathy Hochul announced changes to the rules for visitors at nursing homes. When visitors enter a nursing home, all visitors must wear a surgical mask when visiting a home, and not a cloth one. In addition to the surgical mask rule, visitors must show proof of a negative […]
After only recently mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for health care workers, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul will soon be requiring a new booster mandate. Yesterday in a press conference, Governor Hochul stated that health care workers will be given two weeks to get the shot after they are eligible and only medical exemptions will […]
The United States has seen the highest numbers of deaths In 10 years related to rabies. Reports said at least 5 people died from being infected with the virus. Some of the people that died refused to get the rabies vaccine due to their beliefs and the other people didn’t know that they were exposed […]
Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol. In recognizing last year’s insurrection, President Biden had addressed the public, in which he strongly condemned the violence and said his predecessor, Donald Trump, “has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election.” While Biden had never actually mentioned […]
If you didn’t hear about some of the new laws in New York for 2022, one of them happened to be the approval of online sports better. Yesterday, The New York State Gaming Commission announced that Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Rush Street Interactive can accept wagers beginning Saturday, January 8th at 9 am. These […]
All this week, 103.9 WDKX and Jazzy T are helping you prepare for the new virtual reality known as the Metaverse. Even though it may seem like a far-away fantasy land dreamed up by the makers of Facebook, the Metaverse is already here and you need to be prepared to take advantage of it. Just […]
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