pandemic

Yesterday, the CDC announced the authorization of adolescents ages 12-17 to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot five months after their initial series of immunizations. This decision comes from just hours after a panel of CDC advisers voted 13-1 in favor of the recommendation. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine is the only approved vaccine for these ages. […]

Just when we thought things were returning to normal, the omicron variant has caused a surge in COVID-19 that has affected our lives. Now, the variant may even affect this years’ Grammys. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards is currently scheduled for January 31st at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. In addition to the Grammys being […]

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, […]

In response to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, Diddy decided to not enter 2022 with his annual big New Year’s Eve bash. Diddy was set to have his annual party in Miami with 500 of his closest friends but canceled due to the outbreak in Florida and the world, according to TMZ. The last […]

After receiving backlash on the shortening of isolation days from 10 to 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering altering its recommendations for people with COVID-19. According to Dr. Fauci, there was “some concern” that the CDC told people to isolate for five days but did not recommend that they get a […]

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 […]

As COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing, rapid at-home tests are being heavily distributed by school districts and are available at some stores. While many who are testing positive are also seeking a confirmation PCR or antigen test – the results of which are more accurate but take longer, many are wondering what do you do […]

As students and teachers prepare to head back to school on Monday after winter break, the Monroe County Health Department is urging parents, students and teachers to get tested for COVID. Monroe County Health Officials are warning us that we could see over 2,000 COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks. Dr. Michael Mendoza, the Public […]

Yesterday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul shared in a press conference that the state is seeing an uprise in new COVID-19 cases as the omicron variant continues to cause a surge in cases. According to Governor Hochul, on Tuesday the state had 67,000 new cases, which has broken the record for the highest number […]

As we see the spike in COVID-19 affect our community, we have also seen it increasingly affect pediatric hospitalizations. According to the state, pediatric COVID cases have increased from 22 to 109 from the week of December 5 to the week of December 19 and pediatric hospitalizations have doubled statewide, from 70 cases to 184 […]