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The City of Rochester and Monroe County are working to vaccinate people in several communities. Over the next three weeks, residents aged 16 and over who live in the zip codes of 14604, 14605, 14606, 14607, 14608, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14613, 14614, 14615, 14619, 14620, 14621, 14622 can access COVID-19 vaccination appointments at one of […]
Rochester is now offering a way to get vaccines to underserved communities. The city plans to do so with an easy to use hotline and PODS. Clinics will be offered in community churches and rec centers with low vaccination rates. The Rochester Mayor, Lovely Warren, said, “I’m asking you to join us in doing your […]
As of April 6th in NY, everyone over the age of 16 is eligible to schedule an appointment for the coronavirus vaccine, but this is not the case for every state. President Biden announced that as of April 19th, every US adult will be eligible to schedule a vaccination appointment. This date has been moved […]
Yesterday, 4 million people were vaccinated. This is a record high, and makes our 7 day average 3 million a day. This is hopeful news after a long COVID-19 journey. Cyrus Shahpar, the COVID-19 director in the White House tweeted in celebration by saying,”Wow a record reporting day!! +4.08M doses reported administered over the total […]
As things begin to slowly open back up in New York State, the rest of the nation seems to be hitting a spike in cases. In this past week, there were reportedly 65,000 new cases per day on average. This average had a jump of 20% from two weeks prior. In Michigan alone, there has […]
As other areas begin to shift gears, Rochester hospitals begin to do the same. Starting this Monday, April 5th, Rochester Regional Health has said patients at five of its area hospitals will be allowed up to two visitors a day, for up to four hours each. Patients who are going into labor will be allowed […]
According to a new Harvard Business School Online survey. Most people enjoy working remotely and want the option to keep doing so after the pandemic. Most of the 1,500 people surveyed say they excelled and even grew in their professions. But the survey also showed that while most employees miss their colleagues and other aspects of […]
New York State residents over 30 are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. Everyone over 16 will be eligible starting April 6th. 15.2% of 19 million New Yorkers are fully vaccinated – the 39th lowest level in the nation, according to The Associated Press’s analysis of federal data. Due to limited supply, the state says people are encouraged […]
As we usher in the new Spring season and begin the month of April let’s take a moment to check in with ourselves. Check in to see how we are doing internally and externally. Mentally are we okay? Emotionally are we okay? Physically are we okay? The reason I say this is because we are […]
On Wednesday, Pfizer announced that in a new clinical trial their vaccine was 100 percent effective in ages 12 to 15, which included 2,260 participants. Pfizer plans to release their data ‘as soon as possible’ to the FDA as they prepare to expand the age range of COVID vaccinations. In regards to side effects, Pfizer […]
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