COVID-19
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Just a friendly reminder as COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Monroe County make sure you are washing your hands! Not only washing your hands but masking up and when you are in large crowds especially indoors to try to social distance if you can. Over the past weekend, there were a total of […]
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall on the at-home Covid 19 test by Ellume Health. The Ellume at-home Covid test is an antigen test and uses a swap to take the sample from the nose. The FDA says the test kit has a high false-positive test result rate that is not acceptable. […]
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available for ages 5 and up, yesterday Governor Kathy Hochul announced that ten of New York State’s mass vaccination sites will now be administering COVID-19 vaccines to newly eligible 5-to-11-year-old children. Here are the following vaccination sites: The Great New York State Fair – Art and Home Center, Syracuse […]
Yesterday during a press conference with Governor Kathy Hochul, our New York governor announced the launch of a new vaccination initiative aimed at getting kids vaccinated. This is initiative is called the “Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate,” which enables children who get the COVID-19 vaccination by December 19 to be entered into a pool where 50 names […]
Our weather might be warm right now in Rochester, but it’s time to be prepared at any moment when it will snow. Also, tis’ the season for various holiday celebrations. As we navigate the last two months of 2021, Dr. Fauci speaks on his predictions for COVID-19 this winter season. While this summer we have […]
Monroe County vaccination clinics had quite a busy weekend as children five to 11 years old rolled up their sleeves for their first vaccine dose for COVID-19. According to the Monroe County health department, 348 doses were distributed at four vaccination clinics. Dr. Stephen Cook at URMC was at the Pittsford clinic on Saturday, and […]
Rochester’s facilities have been shipped thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine that are ready to go into the arms of children between the ages of 5 and 11. The region has received about 30,000 doses in this initial shipment. While this shipment was first priority to pediatricians, some municipalities are planning vaccine clinics specially targeted […]
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation. The new […]
You know that old saying one bad Apple can spoil the bunch. In Shanghai China More than 30, 000 visitors at disneyland had to go in the lockdown and be tested after one person inside the theme park tested positive for Covid-19. Guest waited hours to be tested and had to test negative before they […]
As of yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they will need more time to decide whether or not they will approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children ages 12 to 17. The FDA informed Moderna on Friday of a rare side effect from the vaccine known as myocarditis, or the […]
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