COVID-19

After a low-key website launch earlier this week, millions of COVID test kits will soon be shipped out to people across the county. In order to place this free request, click here. On this USPS link, you will be directed to fill out a contact form. If you live in an apartment complex, make sure […]

Adele has postponed her Las Vegas residency. The delay is due is COVID-related. The announcement  comes a day before her first show was set to kick off. Adele said she is  “gutted” by the last-minute cancellation and took to Twitter. All dates will be rescheduledMore info coming soon💔 pic.twitter.com/k0A4lXhW5l — Adele (@Adele) January 20, 2022 […]

Ajani Shaw from Staten Island has been arrested since he has been accused of faking positive COVID test results to obtain workers’ compensation. According to the NY Office of the Inspector General, the 23-year-old New Yorker has been accused of faking 6 positive test results resulting in weeks of quarantine as well as almost $2,000 […]

400 million free N95 masks are coming next week. The Biden administration is planning to give out the masks, as the nation is facing a record surge in COVID-19 cases. The free masks will be made available to the public at thousands of local pharmacies and community health centers, according to a White House official. […]

We all know that masks are one of the key components in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but what masks are the best? On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask guidance for consumers after months of public health experts urging Americans to start wearing higher quality masks. The CDC […]

As the NYSPHSAA Competitive Cheerleading Championships approach, many high school cheerleaders are pushing back against a COVID-19 vaccine requirement as the event is set to take place at Rochester Institute of Technology on March 5. In an online petition on change.org, over 11,000 people have signed to move the event or let unvaccinated girls compete. […]

As the COVID wave takes over the country, it’s starting to even be noticeable in the streets. Across the country, so many sanitation workers have gotten ill that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage or recycling pickup, which has angered residents shocked that governments can’t perform this most basic of functions. According […]

During a press conference yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19, stating that NY has secured 64 million test kits. According to Governor Hochul, two million more kits are coming to schools, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, & congregate facilities. As of Thursday/Friday, the Health Electronic Response Data System […]

Senator Samra Brouk is hosting a test distribution on Saturday January 15th, 2022 from 10:00am-12:00pm. To register to receive your testing kit, Click Here. Only one box of tests (2 per box) will be given per household. Tests will be distributed at Senator Brouk’s District Office, located in Village Gate Square at 274 N. Goodman Street, Ste […]

A new guidance released this week from the New York Department of Health says students who were exposed to COVID and are eligible for a booster shot must be boosted to attend after-school clubs and sports. In addition to this requirement, students who test positive for COVID can return to sports with clearance from their […]