COVID-19
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Welp, it was a matter of time before one of the pharmaceutical companies got hacked. On Wednesday Pfizer-BioNTech announced documents were “unlawfully accessed” during a cyberattack. The hack accessed data on the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. The European Medicines Agency reported it was hacked but did not release any details about the attack. Both […]
Remember the scientist in Florida Rebekah Jones that accused the U.S. Department of Health of changing COVID-19 numbers. She said the reason they were changing the data was to keep Florida from going into a lockdown. Jones was then fired from her position with the Department of Health back in May because of the accusations. […]
President Elect Joe Biden has announced his three step approach to try and shut down the coronavirus pandemic. The spearhead of the campaign lies in 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office. He also pledged to sign a bill making face masks mandatory and coming up with an idea to get kids […]
The University of Rochester Medical Center is getting ready to accept shipments of the coronavirus vaccine. Officials are saying that the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech could get emergency use authorization from the FDA as soon as next week, right around the time the first shipment is expected to arrive. The vaccine itself is pretty […]
The number of COIVD-19 cases across the nation has passed 200,000 per day and Health and Human Services secretary, Alex Azar, says it is mostly because of: “Behavior and cold weather. People are going indoors, they’re not minding the three W’s. Our advice is always the same. Wash your hands, watch your distance, wear face […]
According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, some critical areas in the country are going to have to see lockdown measures he described as “draconian” and “drastic” if they are to significantly lower the COVID-19 transmission rate in their areas. The “surge upon a surge” that […]
Yesterday marked the first official day that the asymptomatic testing locations at were open to the public in Monroe County. Hundreds of people drove to East High school on E Main St. to see if they were carrying the coronavirus at the cities newest rapid testing site. The new testing sites highlight an improvement in […]
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recently communicated to state health departments and Governor’s offices, saying that Operation Warp Speed may fall short of the mark on how many doses of the vaccine that they will be receiving once it’s authorized. As the Pfizer & Moderna vaccine emergency use authorizations are expected to […]
As the COVID-19 infection rate climbs to 7.32% positivity in the orange zone and 6.81% in the yellow zone, Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Michael Mendoza recommends that: “Now is frankly the time to stop gathering outside our household.” Reports are coming in from area hospitals saying that beds are filling up and healthcare workers […]
Even though the COVID-19 vaccine is still a few moths away from being distributed, Monroe County wants to be ready. Monroe County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza says: “We’re planning as though it’s right around the corner.” When the first batch is distributed, it will first go to healthcare workers and long-time residents and then […]
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