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During a news conference yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she has expanded a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to include people working in the Office of Mental Health and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities who work in hospital settings. The employees that were added to this mandate must have their first dose of the […]
The Monroe County Public Health Department has now opened two booster covid shot clinics in Chili and downtown Rochester. The two locations are the Fleet Center and MCC’s downtown campus. Monrow County Public Health Planner Michael Sayers says that the county plans to open a clinic on the east side, one on the west side, […]
Yesterday, the mega video sharing platform Youtube announced on their blog that the company will be cracking down on the spread of misinformation by banning misleading and inaccurate content about vaccines. According to the blog post, YouTube explains that its current community guidelines, which already prohibit the sharing of medical misinformation, have been extended to […]
After a federal appeals panel decision yesterday, the three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued an order that allows NYC to impose a vaccine mandate on teachers, a mandate that some were seeking to appeal last Friday. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced back in August that about 148,000 […]
Wegmans is now offering Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people who are 65 and older, individuals 50-64 with underlying conditions, those 18-49 with underlying conditions based on personal benefits and risk, and people 18-64 at increased risk of COVID due to institutional/occupational settings. The booster shots are available via appointment only, and only available […]
Yesterday was the final day that hospitals and nursing home employees will need to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the day. Ahead of this mandate, Monroe County has seen an increased turnout at vaccines clinics. Dr. Stephen Cook of the University of Rochester Medical Center stated: […]
Monday, September 27th, is the New York State deadline of when healthcare workers need to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. As New York prepares for the fallout of workers from this mandate, yesterday Governor Kathy Hochul released her plan to combat staffing shortages in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan includes declaring […]
Just when we thought the days of toilet paper and cleaning supplies shortages were over, Costco has announced new limits on purchases of certain household items as supply chain issues occur and the delta variant spreads. Costco says that they are putting “limitations on key items” such as toilet paper, bottled water, and cleaning supplies […]
If you are not able to pay your utility bills due to the pandemic there is assistance available. New York State has funds available for families that did not receive help from New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is offering help to those eligible for one-time payments through the […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul paid a visit to Rochester, where she discussed the upcoming mandate for healthcare workers. The governor will not be budging on the mandate for healthcare workers that is set to take effect on September 27. Governor Hochul said that there is a plan to replace unvaccinated workers, but she did not […]