WASHINGTON (AP) — After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials could soon face a fresh challenge: talking vaccinated people into getting booster shots to gain longer-lasting protection as the delta variant sends infections soaring ...
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center has updated its COVID guidelines in response to the County’s rising COVID positivity rate and the presence of the Delta variant in western New York. Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis notes that “effective immediately, in accordance with CDC guidelines, we are asking all patrons, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks for the duration of their visit when attending Opera House events.” Davis says he hopes this will be a temporary measure and he asks for everyone’s cooperation. “We thank everyone in advance ...
New York (AP) — Hospital and nursing home workers in New York state will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday in the state's latest push to increase inoculation rates to fight a wave of coronavirus cases powered by the highly infectious delta variant. The ...
The county Health Department reported 49 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Friday through Sunday. There have been 210 cases recorded locally since Aug. 1. Of the new cases, 25 came from the Jamestown zip code; five in Silver Creek and Falconer; two each in Dunkirk, Fredonia and Westfield; and one each in Forestville, Ashville, Bemus Point, Findley Lake, Frewsburg, Kennedy, Lakewood and Sinclairville. There are currently 123 active cases in Chautauqua County, along with five people with the virus in the hospital and 297 in quarantine. The CDC level of community transmission ...
The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Thursday reported 21 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Since last Friday, 100 cases have been recorded in the county — and 140 since Aug. 1 — as local officials say the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading through the community. Of the new cases, from data collected Wednesday, six came from the Jamestown zip code; three each in Dunkirk, Lakewood and Westfield; two in Kennedy; and one each in Ashville, Cherry Creek, Falconer and Frewsburg. “The Delta strain is very contagious and we have to just be a little ...
As federal regulators and drug makers work on a COVID-19 vaccine for children, a state legislator wants to be ready to widely administer that vaccine. S.7320 would not require a COVID-19 vaccination for children. It is similar to a bill (S.8182A/A.10508A) passed in 2020 allowing pharmacists to administer an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine to adults. “Pharmacist-administered vaccinations have been a key component of New York’s vaccine distribution plan, particularly in neighborhoods and parts of the state where pharmacies are a primary health care option,” wrote Sen. Brad ...
