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Yesterday, Wegmans announced that all of its Wegmans Pharmacy locations are now offering the Moderna and J&J/Janssen vaccine booster doses to eligible individuals by appointment only. Those who are eligible may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. If you are seeking the booster shot and received Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech as your primary […]
This past Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also known as the CDC has released its updated guidance around gatherings and traveling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance comes following confusion earlier this month on how the country should safely celebrate the holidays. In their guidance, the CDC simply stated that the best […]
Rochester’s The Littler Theater will be requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all patrons 12 and older starting Oct 20. This requirement will be mandated in less than a week, so those who are seeking vaccinations and would like to attend The Little will not be able to attend until later in November, even if […]
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, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will be requiring that all elementary through high school students get the COVID-19 shot once the vaccine gains final approval from the US government for different age groups. As it currently stands, the government has fully approved the COVID-19 vaccine for those 16 and over and only […]
It is looking like in only a matter of weeks, children between the ages of 5 and 11 could be eligible to get a COVID shot from Pfizer. Trials are re now being reviewed by the FDA, as Pfizer’s vaccine had a “robust” antibody response. Dosage for children was scaled back, from what worked for […]
Yesterday, an FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine six months after full vaccination for people aged 65 and older, as well as those at high risk of severe COVID-19. The initial question the panel was to discuss, posed by Pfizer, would have made the […]
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at the Jacob K. Javitts Center, announcing that New York has the lowest COVID-19 positivity of any state in the U.S. According to Governor Cuomo, the state’s positivity stands at .61%. The governor commented on this updating by saying; “If you had told us a year ago when […]
This coming Wednesday, Rochester City School District students, faculty, and families will have an opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Rochester City School District is partnering with Walgreens to provide students 12 and older with the Pfizer vaccine, and for those who are 18 and over, a limited supply of the single-dose Johnson & […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci says that he expects coronavirus vaccinations to open up to younger children in the coming months. Dr. Fauci is the chief medical adviser to President Biden. Currently, the vaccination is only available for those who are 12 and older. When asked at an Axios virtual event whether he would recommend the shots […]