pandemic

After dedicating 12 years serving as the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins has retired this weekend. However, before Dr. Collins says his goodbyes, he still has concerns about the US facing the omicron variant. He warns us that if Americans don’t take COVID-19 seriously, the country could see 1 million […]

Over the weekend, Governor Kathy Hochul announced her plans to bring the vaccination requirement for all school-age children in New York. However, before this would be able to take effect, the decision must first pass the state legislature. Governor Hochul stated: “This is certainly something health departments all across the country are looking at. Every […]

It has been about one week since Governor Kathy Hochul enforced an indoor mask requirement and/or business vaccine mandate, which stirred up controversy among counties across the state. Yesterday, Governor Hochul toured the Crossgates Mall Vaccination Clinic in Albany to promote her mandate. Governor Hochul stated: “I’m asking everyone to be part of this solution, […]

In just the past three days, nearly 100 NFL players and some staff have tested positive including both the starting quarterback and head coach of the Cleveland Browns. As COVID surges in the United States, sports leagues are rethinking safety protocols as experts work to understand whether the new outbreaks were being caused by waning […]

As the COVID-19 surge hits our county, many are concerned for college campuses as booster shots are not required on any local college campuses yet. According to SUNY officials (where Monroe Community College falls under), while vaccines are currently required for state schools, SUNY has no plans to mandate boosters at this time. As for […]

Back when former Governor Andrew Cuomo pitched his memoir, he promised it would have nothing to do with the ins and outs of his role as the state’s leader. In addition to this promise, Cuomo also pledged to write it on his own time and without tapping into any of the state’s vast resources. However, […]

After receiving backlash from local officials, Governor Kathy Hochul is standing by the state’s new masking rules and so is Monroe County. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello believes the mask mandate is common sense in fighting COVID-19 and says we can’t afford another big wave. Bello stated: “We can’t have another exponential increase throughout this […]

In order to help combat the staffing issues in hospitals, nurses from Northwell Health in New York City arrived to support Strong Memorial Hospital by taking on patient care duties in the hospital’s ED and ICU. Yesterday, a cohort of eight Northwell Health Nurses and an administrative support team member began their work at the […]

Yesterday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide mask mandate that will require masks in all indoor public places. Businesses that have a vaccine requirement will not have to enforce this rule. Businesses and venues that implement a proof of vaccination requirement can accept Excelsior Pass, Excelsior Pass Plus, SMART Health Cards issued […]

Yesterday New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett, and Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin held a COVID-19 briefing. In this briefing, Governor Hochul stated that the state has ordered an additional one million COVID-19 tests which will be distributed to schools and county health departments in the coming week. Hochul has […]