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While schools in Monroe County fight to stay open during the surge of COVID-19, there’s new concern over the quality of masks teachers have received. The masks that are in question are KN95s, which according to the data, are the most effective in fighting the spread of the omicron variant. Monroe County received and distributed […]
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 […]
Monroe County and RCSD are helping to make sure students get vaccinated to fight against COVID-19 by setting up vaccination clinics that starting today. Appointments need to be made in advance at a number of locations in the City of Rochester. RCSD says the list will be updated as they look to add even more […]
Monroe County is updating its guidelines for COVID-19 to align with the CDC’s new recommendations for shorter COVID-19 isolation. The new state and federal isolation protocol shortened from 10 to 5 days for those who test positive for COVID-19. After five days of isolation, the individual must wear an N-95 mask. If you test positive […]
Last night, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans hosted a virtual teen town hall event. The goal of the teen town hall was to learn how the city can support its young people while listening to what they care about and what changes they want to see. Joining the conversation alongside Mayor Evans was NFL Super Bowl […]
After Gov. Kathy Hochul said that KN-95 masks are more effective at stopping the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The state is distributing KN95 masks to counties, and will be holding distribution events. The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will provide local businesses with KN95 masks and rapid test kits during a drive-through giveaway on […]
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, […]
The Monroe County health department is holding off on the new CDC guidelines when it comes to the new quarantine time. The CDC announced the new quarantine guidance from 10 day to now 5 days. Monroe County executive Adam Bello and Monroe County health commissioner Michael Mendoza will continue to follow the ten day isolation guidance. I think […]
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 […]