COVID vaccine

The 7-day average positivity rate for Onondaga County has risen from two months ago.

While the state starts to vaccinate using Omicron variant vaccine boosters, children 5 to 11 are now eligible for the next Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine/booster as of August 31st.

The number of active cases in Onondaga County is over 11,000, and there were 91 new hospital admissions this weekend.

Tully Rinckey partner Leslie Silva discusses how NYC's vaccine mandate may be a model for other counties and how it's likely to hold up to legal challenges.

Children 5 to 11 who have received their first dose and any adult who has gotten a booster shot is eligible for the sweepstakes.

Doctors from a number of departments at Upstate Medical University are urging the public to be responsible during the holiday season to manage the spread of the coronavirus.

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.

Vaccination Sites now available at school for New York's adolescents

CARES for COVID-19 Response, a new program created using a federal grant from the CDC, will fund community health workers to help increase vaccinations in Syracuse

The American Heart Association is launching a new program, "Stay Fuerte for All," aimed at improving vaccination rates among Syracuse's Hispanic community.