Vaccine

Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul l provided a report on New York State’s progress in combating COVID-19. Governor Hochul stated: “With a new variant circulating in New York, the best way to stay safe this holiday season is by getting vaccinated and boosted. With holiday gatherings just weeks away, you can protect yourself and your loved […]

As of yesterday, there are now nine confirmed omicron cases in five states. A couple of days ago, health officials from Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, and New York all reported new cases of the variant strain of COVID-19, just one day after the first case of the variant was discovered in California. Health Director Dr. Elizabeth […]

As of yesterday, New York’s State of emergency entered into effect as the National Guard moved in. Now that the National Guard has arrived, hospitals can pause elective surgeries to make room for an influx of COVID patients. Starting today, National Guard members will be stationed at Monroe Community Hospital. In a statement, Monroe County […]

Only just a few weeks ago, researchers in Botswana and South Africa have discovered a new COVID-19, omicron. Now, just weeks later it has hit us in New York. Scientists are now asking, will vaccines protect against omicron? Well, many scientists are predicting that the efficacy of the vaccines will likely take a hit, probably […]

Over the past few days of residing in a state of emergency, New York state has now reported five omicra, the variant of COVID-19 is in New York and is spreading. Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul warned us of the cases, stating that they are all downstate. According to Governor Hochul, a Long Island woman in […]

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has taken down more than 600 accounts, pages, and groups connected to a Chinese influence operation network that was spreading false COVID-19 information. This network is one of six from last month to be removed from Facebook, the others included two others, based in Poland and Belarus, […]

After the state of emergency was announced in Monroe County, Governor Kathy Hochul is sending members of the National Guard to Monroe County to help alleviate nursing home staffing shortages. Yesterday, Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin made the announcement for Monroe County in Rochester. Benjamin stated: “We are also looking at more folks of the National […]

Now that those who are 18 and over can receive the booster shot, Pfizer is requesting ages 16 to 17 to be able to receive the same option. Yesterday, Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla tweeted out their announcement of a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand the emergency use authorization […]

Now that the new COVID-19 variant omicron has made an appearance in Canada, New York Governor Kathy Hochul gave a briefing yesterday to address upcoming concerns. Since there is a concern of a holiday surge, Hochul and the New York Department of Health instructed hospitals to limit non-essential surgeries to ensure capacity. This cease will […]

Over the weekend, New York Governor Kathy Hochul provided a report on the state’s status for combating COVID-19. In this report, Governor Hochul is now requiring New York State nursing homes, adult care facility operators, and administrators to make booster doses available to all of their residents. In a statement, Hochul said: “With the emergence […]