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Yesterday, an FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine six months after full vaccination for people aged 65 and older, as well as those at high risk of severe COVID-19. The initial question the panel was to discuss, posed by Pfizer, would have made the […]

According to Monroe County health officials, the County’s rising daily new COVID-19 case total can be attributed in part to increased testing, which is driven by the start of the school year. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello reported 213 new cases and a seven-day average of 193, with last week’s numbers being 169 and 142. […]

I’m not sure how true this study is but Rochester was ranked number 1 out of 10 of the worst cities in the world To get a good night’s rest. United Kingdom Experts data shows over 55% of  people in Rochester Tweeted about not being able to sleep. The study was done with an academic tool called […]

Yesterday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello spoke on the upcoming deadline for health care workers in New York to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, stating that local hospitals are still sorting through legal issues and support plans. Bello stated: “All of us are doing everything possible to get the rest of our citizens and employees vaccinated. […]

Yesterday, federal judge David Hurd in Utica temporarily blocked the New York State upcoming vaccine mandate from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of healthcare workers sued. The protestors stated that their Constitutional rights were violated because the mandate disallowed religious exemptions. Judge Hurd gave New York State until September 22nd to […]

UR Medicine and other health care systems are concerned about the potential for a staffing crisis given the new government mandate. There is a debate amongst healthcare workers, as some workers choose to quit rather than get vaccinated. This upcoming mandate is supposed to take effect in less than two weeks, and the uncertainty is […]

A new dating trend is called Hardballing! Who picked that name? Anyway, basically it means being the CEO of your own dating life. You operate with idea that you have no time to waste on people who aren’t living up to potential. So you make quick and hard decisions. “Hardballing is a new dating term […]

Surprise Actress Uzo Aduba got married, but she did last year. The current “In Treatment” and former “Orange Is the New Black” star tied the knot with filmmaker Robert Sweeting last year, a source confirms to PEOPLE. The couple quietly said “I do” in a secret ceremony held in New York.  Aduba opened up about […]

Usher will be Co-Host on CBS’s new competition reality series “The Activist”. The competition show featuring six inspiring activists who have teamed up with three high-profile public figures. Usher will join Priyanka Chopra, and Julianne Hough. The show’s goal is to bring meaning to their causes like health, education, and the environment. The activists will compete against […]

The polystyrene foam containers are what Wegmans-brand eggs are currently packaged in, but the company just announced a major change. Wegmans had made the announcement that it has phased out that packaging in favor of cartons that are made from 100% post-consumer recycled newsprint and paper products and are recyclable, compostable, and biodegradable. By making […]