Chautauqua County Board of Health officials note there are a number of reasons why some people haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, including misinformation, trust of medical professionals and struggles with using the internet. During this week’s Board of Health meeting, Breeanne Agett, ...

COVID-19 may have dampened educational spirits across U.S. college campuses when many students had to learn remotely, but not at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Dr. Stephen Kolison, who just ended his first year as university president, described the recently completed semester ...

Some state legislators are ready to fight what they term as vaccine misinformation being posted on social media platforms. A.7581 was introduced recently by Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D-Albany, with S.4512 introduced by Sen. Anna Kaplan, D-Carle Place, would define vaccine misinformation as ...

Even though Gov. Andrew Cuomo has provided guidance for county fairs, it’s “too little, too late” as far as Chautauqua County is concerned. On May 4, the local County Fair Board of Directors posted on its website that it was canceling this year’s event due to a lack of guidance from ...

Only four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Thursday by the Chautauqua County Department of Health. Hospitalizations also remained low, currently at four. As of Thursday there are 57 active cases and 248 people in quarantine; the seven-day positivity rate was at 1.2%. To date ...

ALBANY (AP) — Anyone who gets vaccinated at a state-run vaccination site in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to boost slowing vaccination rates. The pilot program will offer prizes from $20 up to $5 ...