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NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul will not implement new statewide COVID-19 mandates after health officials Thursday confirmed five New Yorkers have contracted the omicron variant.
ALBANY — State Education Department leaders struggled to communicate with, or get a response, from former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his top aides throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as they waited on safety guidelines for New York schools, they told legislators during a hearing Tuesday.
Noyes Health, citing rising COVID-19 numbers, is instituting new visitors restrictions beginning Friday that will limit the number and frequency of visitors in areas of the hospital, urgent care and the Geneseo surgical location.
(TNS) – Five American Hockey League teams are impacted by COVID-19 protocols, which has forced the league to shuffle games involving the teams located in New York state.
WARSAW – Wyoming County has declared a state of emergency due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, which has placed “significant strains” on the Wyoming County Community Health System.
All U.S. adults are eligible for COVID vaccine boosters following a decision last month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. On Nov. 19, the FDA authorized use of Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine boosters for anyone age 18 and older. That decision was closely followed by suppor…
NEW YORK — Upstate hospitals have suffered a greater reduction in available beds than downstate health facilities as health experts in Albany continue to test for the omicron COVID variant not discovered in New York as of Monday, Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul said.
WARSAW — Visitation restrictions have been updated at the Wyoming County Community Health System as COVID-19 numbers increase across the GLOW region.
The new COVID-19 omicron variant is likely in the United States, an area infectious disease specialist said, but it’s too early to tell what the situation is locally.
Travel bans and other snap defenses that countries threw up against omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, are buying time for scientists to answer key questions that could prevent another wave of deaths.
The omicron variant, a new strain of COVID-19 triggering panic worldwide, could already be in the United States.
A day after declaring a state of emergency for New York, Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is ordering nursing homes and adult-care facilities to make boosters available to all residents after hospitalizations across the state jumped 20% in the past week.
GENESEO — Area health departments are continuing to warn of COVID-19’s dangers as new deaths are reported in the GLOW region.
ALBANY — The state Health Department can limit non-essential, elective hospital procedures under New York’s new state of emergency that returned Friday as new COVID-19 infections reach transmission levels from the early days of the pandemic and global health officials identified a new highly…
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (TNS) — The mutations and behaviors of the newly-identified variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is concerning enough that the World Health Organization (WHO) has given it an official name.
The Livingston County Department of Health reports four COVID-19 related deaths among county residents this week.
Millions of Americans will return to the Thanksgiving table this week for the first time in two years, with vaccines and boosters in their arms and rapid tests at their disposal.
BATAVIA — Genesee and Orleans counties officials said Tuesday they will not create any new mask or vaccine mandates, while calling on the state to do more to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, particularly among school-age children.
WARSAW — Registration is underway for two clinics offering initial Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations.
WARSAW — Two more COVID-19 related deaths occurred over the past week in Wyoming County as more than 1,000 active cases were reported in the GLOW region.
ALBION — As COVID-19 numbers ramp up in New York, Orleans County has reported the highest seven-day rolling average in the state.
(TNS) – Thanksgiving is traditionally a day of family and friends gathering for food and celebration. It’s also one of the busiest travel seasons as people fly and drive to see their loved ones.
(TNS) - Q: I already had COVID-19 and recovered. Why should I get the vaccine when my body is already immune to it now?
The Livingston County Department of Health will host is first COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children ages 5 to 11 this week.
BATAVIA — The number of active COVID-19 cases remains on the rise in the GLOW region.
(TNS) – Families may be able to gather more safely now that the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 years old. Mayo Clinic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immuniza…
BATAVIA — With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Appointments for pediatric doses of the vaccine are becoming available across the region over the next few days.
BATAVIA — The world is approaching two years with the identification of COVID-19, said Director Paul Pettit of the Genesee and Orleans County Public Health Departments on Thursday.
The state’s school mask mandate will end after the majority of New York children get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday.
ROCHESTER — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Tuesday to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old.
Q: How can I be expected to trust the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine when it was developed so rapidly?
(TNS) – Children ages 5-11 now can get their own protection against COVID-19.
BATAVIA — Due to COVID-19 cases within the Genesee County Jail, Sheriff William A. Sheron, Jr. is suspending all visitations effective at midnight tonight until Nov. 22, tentatively.
WASHINGTON — Facing criticism that mandates for coronavirus vaccinations could force the Defense Department to fire thousands of civilians, contractors and troops, the Biden administration is signaling that vaccine resisters may get more time to comply.
WARSAW — Registration is open for two community COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Wyoming County.
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine was cleared by U.S. regulators for children ages 5 to 11, a long-awaited pandemic milestone that opens a new phase of the immunization campaign.
BATAVIA — A total of 552 active COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday in the GLOW region.
GENESEO – A Geneseo man is suing the New York State Health Commissioner over some of the agency’s public health regulations that he claims violate his Constitutional rights.
NEW YORK (TNS) — As soon as next week, kids ages 5 to 11 in New York could be getting COVID-19 vaccines.
The benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine for young children made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE exceed its risks, according to a panel of U.S. experts, putting a shot for the youngest school-age children on track for a likely clearance.
(TNS) – Moderna Inc. said that its COVID-19 vaccine showed a strong immune response in younger children in a late-stage clinical trial, paving the way for submission to regulators for clearance in those ages 6 through 11.
Jack-o’-lanterns are lit on front porches, neighborhood streets are blanketed in colorful leaves, mulled apple cider is simmering on the stove, and children are putting the finishing touches on costumes and trick-or-treating routes. It’s Halloween season once again, but with COVID-19 still a…
(TNS) – Pfizer officials announced Friday that their kid-sized doses are better than 90 percent effective in preventing symptomatic illness in children ages 5 to 11 years old.
(TNS) – The staff of the Food and Drug Administration said the benefits of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine for young children likely outweigh its risks, ahead of a meeting this week where experts will weigh whether the shot should be cleared for use.
The White House outlined its COVID-19 plan to vaccinate younger children, which would focus on smaller doses administered with smaller needles if the shots are authorized by regulators.
(TNS) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a broad path for millions more Americans to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, as the nation looks to bolster its defenses and prevent another virus surge.
The U.S. will open its borders to vaccinated foreigners on Nov. 8, a White House official said, granting access to millions of people who have been shut out of the country while closing it off to anyone who hasn’t had their shots.
WARSAW — Registration is open for a community vaccination clinic on Friday.
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine booster gained a key recommendation from advisers to U.S. regulators that brings the additional shot a step closer to clearance.
BATAVIA — The number of active COVID-19 cases has decreased slightly in the GLOW region.
