Health

Officials at Rochester Regional Health are trying to increase the number of vaccinations of the staff at hospitals where COVID-19 is being treated. At this point, 74% of hospital workers in New York have been vaccinated. According to Dr. Robert Mayo, Rochester General Hospital only has 64% of its workers vaccinated and he’d like to […]

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order requiring anyone using public transportation to wear a face mask. This includes busses, cars, trains, taxis, boats or public ride sharing utilities while traveling into, out of or through the U.S. The order will go into effect on 11:59 pm on Monday and the CDC […]

According to the latest study from Johns Hopkins that was released on Thursday, new coronavirus cases have dropped overall by 35% since their peak on January 11. Daily cases have also gone down to around 260,000 from 250,000 and hospitalization numbers are looking good as well. The COVID Tracking Project reported Wednesday that the hospitalization […]

A vaccination station in rural Georgia was suspended the other day because they vaccinated people who weren’t part of the current phase. On Tuesday, the Georgia Department Of Public Health discovered that the Medical Center of Elberton vaccinated several Elbert County School District Staff Members who didn’t qualify for the Phase 1A distribution. According to […]

Registration for all Monroe County sites is required, with a limit of one registration per household during each phase of distributions. Residents in need of food assistance are encouraged to call ahead to learn about current hours of operation. Residents also can contact 2-1-1 or (or text 898-211) to learn about additional social-service resources in the area. Click […]

Officials in Albany have announced that their updated COVID-19 guidelines now include letting local health departments determine for themselves if high-risk youth sports can be played after February 1, 2021. According to Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza, its a great idea – in fact the’ve already agreed that […]

During the WDKX morning show we had Monroe County executive Adam Bello live on air. He was telling us about the shortage of the COVID-19 vaccine. On a shipment going to Michigan there was over 12,000 doses of the Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine became no good after the vaccines temperature were too cold. The 12,000 Moderna […]

After his inauguration ceremony yesterday, President Joe Biden got right to work, signing executive orders that will help the country get back on its feet. In addition to the new executive orders, he pledged to reopen most K-12 schools within 100 days. While teachers are enthusiastic about the ambitious measure, it might be a better […]

After the death of Daniel Prude last year, law enforcement agencies across Monroe County are launching a new push to handle mental health calls. The Monroe County Law Enforcement Council planned to unveil a plan to get all 1,200 members of law enforcement in all the county’s agencies “Crisis Intervention Team” training. CIT teaches police about […]

Rebekah Jones is a former Florida State coronavirus data analyst who was fired from the Florida State Health Department in May for “refusing to manipulate coronavirus data.” She was also charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices according to the FLDE. They found out that […]