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file photo/WAER NewsState health commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says there’s no set date to get rid of New York’s COVID-19 pandemic mask mandate for schoolchildren. Bassett addressed the hot-button issue as she testified at a joint legislative budget hearing Tuesday. -
Darren McGee/Darren McGee- Office of Governor/New York continues to break records for residents testing positive for the coronavirus, even though there is a shortage of at-home tests and there can be long waits at testing centers. Governor Kathy Hochul says more access to testing is coming.
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Questions emerged Monday over whether new mask and vaccination requirements imposed by Governor Kathy Hochul will be carried out by the businesses who must comply with them, and the local government who are being asked to enforce them. -
The first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant has been confirmed in Onondaga County, and officials say it serves as another reminder to get vaccinated and wear a mask. Health Commissioner Dr. Indu Gupta says we know it’s more transmissible, but symptoms appear to be milder and the vaccine seems to offer good protection.
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Syracuse-area health, safety, and parent advocates want the state DOT to ensure those living and attending school near the I-81 viaduct are properly protected from lead dust exposure when the bridge is torn down. They gathered in front of Martin Luther King school Wednesday, which lies in the shadow of the highway.
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COVID-19 has been with us for nearly two years, but ACR Health took time out on World AIDS Day Wednesday to commemorate the 40 years since the since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the US. A virtual presentation featured music, poetry, and meditation.
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Onondaga County officials are closely monitoring the spread of the COVID Omicron variant as they continue to manage other cases here at home. Health commissioner Dr. Indu Gupta says we should be concerned, but not panicked.
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Nurses from the Onondaga County Health Department are asking the county legislature for their support as they negotiate a new contract. Thursday, two of the twenty total nurses on staff shared their collective displeasure for the proposal with county lawmakers.
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Onondaga County and its partners are rolling out a COVID-19 vaccination plan for 5 to 11 year olds that will start tomorrow for children in the Syracuse city school district. It’s the first of many distribution sites following the CDC recommendation of the pediatric COVID vaccine for younger kids.
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Calling them “villains for the history books,” the attorneys general of New York, Massachusetts and Minnesota on Thursday announced a $4.5 billion settlement with the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the drug OxyContin that contributed to the nation’s opioid addiction crisis.
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Onondaga County health officials are monitoring the emergence of a typically rare tick-borne disease that can cause serious illness if left untreated. It’s called anaplasmosis, and it’s a bacterium spread by the same tick that carries Lyme disease
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Earlier this week a new drug was approved that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease … and local researchers and advocates called it a victory…
