Health

Pretty soon if you plan on going out to drink You better make plans on getting a lyft or Uber. Congress approved that automakers must install a technology in the newer vehicles that detects drunk drivers. This technology should prevent our limit driver’s operation of their vehicle if it detects impairment. The drunk driving technology […]

Our weather might be warm right now in Rochester, but it’s time to be prepared at any moment when it will snow. Also, tis’ the season for various holiday celebrations. As we navigate the last two months of 2021, Dr. Fauci speaks on his predictions for COVID-19 this winter season. While this summer we have […]

Monroe County vaccination clinics had quite a busy weekend as children five to 11 years old rolled up their sleeves for their first vaccine dose for COVID-19. According to the Monroe County health department, 348 doses were distributed at four vaccination clinics. Dr. Stephen Cook at URMC was at the Pittsford clinic on Saturday, and […]

Pfizer said it has an experimental antivirus  that could prevent hospitalizations and deaths by 90%. The FDA is currently reviewing the Pfizer antiviral pill and is showing a strong future with the pill.  The United Kingdom is the first country that has already approved it. Currently all COVID-19 treatments used in the U.S. require an IV […]

After making several comments of his reasoning for avoiding the three COVID-19 vaccinations endorsed by the NFL, a Wisconsin health care organization has ended a nine-year partnership with Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The company, Preva Health, stated that they “remain deeply committed to protecting its patients, staff, providers, and communities amidst the COVID-19 […]

Rochester’s facilities have been shipped thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine that are ready to go into the arms of children between the ages of 5 and 11. The region has received about 30,000 doses in this initial shipment. While this shipment was first priority to pediatricians, some municipalities are planning vaccine clinics specially targeted […]

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation. The new […]

The CEO of the delicious bird company Butterball says if you want to turkey this year you’d better get your turkey early. The company doesn’t expect a shortage overall But they’re all gonna be small turkeys this year. The company is working really hard to make sure that turkeys will be available for Thanksgiving But […]

You know that old saying one bad Apple can spoil the bunch. In Shanghai China More than 30, 000 visitors at disneyland had to go in the lockdown and be tested after one person inside the theme park tested positive for Covid-19. Guest waited hours to be tested and had to test negative before they […]

There is no way that anyone went through the year 2021 without hearing the word ‘vax’ at least once. Last year was the world of the pandemic, but this year it is all about the vaccines. So much so, that Oxford made the word, ‘vax,’ as its 2021 word of the year. In a statement, […]