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Governor Kathy Hochul has chosen Mary Bassett to lead the State’s Health Department.
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Loretto Health has been educating and encouraging staff to get vaccinated months before the vaccine mandate.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul reauthorized EMTs to provide COVID-19 shots in the field, but they are facing some problems.
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The Pfizer booster shot will be available in Onondaga County this week.
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Governor Hochul urges families to get their children vaccinated.
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The pharmaceutical company on Monday announced promising results from its COVID-19 vaccine trials on 5- to 11-year-olds, including dozens that participated in a local study.
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Governor Kathy Hochul says she does not believe health care workers in New York should be able to cite a religious exemption to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The governor, who held a briefing on the status of the coronavirus in the state, was reacting to a court decision temporarily upholding the rights of some health care workers to refuse the vaccine on religious grounds.
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County Executive Ryan McMahon said he would consider an executive order that would fine residents up to $500 if they do not work with contact tracers.
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An online event Thursday aimed to reach members of the Black Community in Syracuse and Onondaga County who remain hesitant to get vaccinated. Black Health and Syracuse Community Connections want the public to know that the highest cases of COVID-19 are still trending among black communities in the city and beyond.
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Travel across the New York - Canadian Border will remain off limits for most recreational or family trips after a deadline this week to lift the ban. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to keep the restriction in place, despite complaints about economic impacts from tourist and retail businesses here in New York.