coronavirus

After reporting earlier this week that the 2022 Grammy awards may be postponed, the Recording Academy has officially postponed the show due to COVID-related concerns. The Recording Academy stated: “The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audiences, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remains […]

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 […]

Yesterday, the CDC announced the authorization of adolescents ages 12-17 to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot five months after their initial series of immunizations. This decision comes from just hours after a panel of CDC advisers voted 13-1 in favor of the recommendation. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine is the only approved vaccine for these ages. […]

Just when we thought things were returning to normal, the omicron variant has caused a surge in COVID-19 that has affected our lives. Now, the variant may even affect this years’ Grammys. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards is currently scheduled for January 31st at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. In addition to the Grammys being […]

Earlier this week, Dr. Fauci spoke out on the possibility of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention adding a negative COVID test as part of their isolation requirements after receiving backlash from the public. Despite the backlash, the CDC stated that they are not adding a testing requirement to its isolation guidelines for people […]

In Mayor Malik Evans’s first few days of serving as the city’s mayor, Evans started his first full day in the office dealing with the deaths of two of his city’s youngest citizens; Derrick Watson and Julius Greer Jr. On Friday, Watson, age 17, died of COVID-19, and just two days later, Greer, age 14, […]

In response to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, Diddy decided to not enter 2022 with his annual big New Year’s Eve bash. Diddy was set to have his annual party in Miami with 500 of his closest friends but canceled due to the outbreak in Florida and the world, according to TMZ. The last […]

After receiving backlash on the shortening of isolation days from 10 to 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering altering its recommendations for people with COVID-19. According to Dr. Fauci, there was “some concern” that the CDC told people to isolate for five days but did not recommend that they get a […]

As children head back to school this week after a week-long winter break, many are nervous as the surge in COVID cases is making this challenging. According to the Rochester City School District, families and students were instructed to bring technology home in case of a shift to remote learning, and now, the head of […]