COVID-19
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After the state of emergency was announced in Monroe County, Governor Kathy Hochul is sending members of the National Guard to Monroe County to help alleviate nursing home staffing shortages. Yesterday, Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin made the announcement for Monroe County in Rochester. Benjamin stated: “We are also looking at more folks of the National […]
Now that those who are 18 and over can receive the booster shot, Pfizer is requesting ages 16 to 17 to be able to receive the same option. Yesterday, Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla tweeted out their announcement of a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand the emergency use authorization […]
Since the rise of COVID cases and hospitalizations, Monroe County has declared a State of Emergency and “common-sense” approaches. According to Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, there are 511 new COVID cases, 443 hospitalizations (up 14 from Monday), 108 of those patients are in the ICU (up by four from the previous day), and that […]
Now that the new COVID-19 variant omicron has made an appearance in Canada, New York Governor Kathy Hochul gave a briefing yesterday to address upcoming concerns. Since there is a concern of a holiday surge, Hochul and the New York Department of Health instructed hospitals to limit non-essential surgeries to ensure capacity. This cease will […]
Over the weekend, New York Governor Kathy Hochul provided a report on the state’s status for combating COVID-19. In this report, Governor Hochul is now requiring New York State nursing homes, adult care facility operators, and administrators to make booster doses available to all of their residents. In a statement, Hochul said: “With the emergence […]
Jocelyn R. of Monroe County is among others the first-round winners for the state’s ‘Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate’ vaccine incentive program. This new incentive program allows for parents and guardians of ages 5-11 to take their child to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by December 19 in order to be entered into a drawing for […]
On Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an executive order aimed at boosting hospital capacity. This order is aimed at helping the potential winter spike in COVID-19 cases, as well as warnings about a new and highly transmissible coronavirus variant known as “omicron,” which has not yet been detected in New York. As of […]
Following the news of Erie County’s mask mandate, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello spoke on the Monore County’s plans. As of right now, Bello said there’s no plan at this time to issue a mask mandate or any other restrictions locally. However, this could change at any given time. According to Bello, the county officials […]
According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, nearly three-quarters of Americans (74 percent) now say their lives have returned to “normal”. The survey of 1,696 adults, found that only 15 percent say that things “never stopped being normal” for them. The pandemic is enters its 21st month, but most Americans now characterize their own lives as […]
If you have any plans to travel to Buffalo, don’t forget to bring your mask. Starting today, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has reinstated a mask mandate for all indoor public locations in the county. This is in hopes to combat the spread of COVID-19 since rates continue to rise in WNY and hospital capacity […]
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