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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 […]
New data is constantly updated on the COVID-19 vaccine and this news on the highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S might come as a shock. You may be thinking that it has to be a liberal-leaning Northeastern or West Coast state, but it is actually Puerto Rico. According to the CDC vaccine tracker, […]
On Tuesday, three people were arrested at the Hilton Central School District Board of Education meeting after several people in attendance refused to comply with a masking mandate. According to the Hilton district, a group of people became disruptive during their meeting and the meeting was suspended, as well as the auditorium was cleared. A […]
Now that it has been reported that the FDA advisory committee recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, a new bill would require all New York students to be vaccinated in order to attend school. This bill was introduced last week by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx. If the bill is approved, it […]
Federal health regulators (FDA) have recently spoken out on how the kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children. The kid-sized dose also shows no unexpected safety issues. According to the FDA’s analysis, scientists concluded that in almost every scenario the vaccine’s benefit for preventing hospitalizations […]
Yesterday, Monroe County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza received the New York State Commendation award for his management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award was announced by New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney. When announcing the award, Senator Cooney called Dr. Michael Mendoza a “trusted voice in the community.” When giving his speech, Dr. Mendoza […]
Yesterday, Monroe County began scheduling free, rapid PCR tests for K-12 students at the County Fleet Center, 145 Paul Road. The PCR tests are available via appointment only and are a drive-through, paperless transaction, offering the non-invasive nasal swab. Children seeking this test must be symptom-free without any fever-reducing medication for 24 hours, not be […]
Yesterday, the Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators, Food and Drug Administration, to authorize its pill against COVID-19. This pill would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to combat the pandemic. If approved by the FDA, a decision that could be made in a matter of weeks, it would be the first pill shown to […]
Governor Kathy Hochul is responding to criticism that she received after her Tuesday new conference where she made comments about religion and COVID. At a church in Brooklyn, Governor Hochul stated that the COVID-19 vaccine is “from God,” as well as referring to parishioners as “apostles” while urging them to get the COVID vaccine, which […]
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