Vaccine

Yesterday during a press conference with Governor Kathy Hochul, our New York governor announced the launch of a new vaccination initiative aimed at getting kids vaccinated. This is initiative is called the “Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate,” which enables children who get the COVID-19 vaccination by December 19 to be entered into a pool where 50 names […]

Our weather might be warm right now in Rochester, but it’s time to be prepared at any moment when it will snow. Also, tis’ the season for various holiday celebrations. As we navigate the last two months of 2021, Dr. Fauci speaks on his predictions for COVID-19 this winter season. While this summer we have […]

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 […]

As of yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they will need more time to decide whether or not they will approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children ages 12 to 17. The FDA informed Moderna on Friday of a rare side effect from the vaccine known as myocarditis, or the […]

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is warning that thousands of deputies and civilian personnel from his department refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine, causing an “imminent threat to public safety.” In an open letter to the Board of Supervisors, Villanueva wrote: “I could potentially lose 44% of my workforce in one day…With the pandemic […]

Happy Halloween! Everyone is super excited to have life start going back to normal, especially since this year health leaders say it’s safe to trick-or-treat this year. However, they advise you to be careful. Monroe County Public Health Commissioner, Mike Mendoza, says that parents should be cautious about celebrating indoors. If your children are not […]

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, […]

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 […]