Category: Health

As of 7:30 a.m. there were still more than 200 appointments available for the first dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Lyons. The event was slated for 3:15 p.m. with appointments running until 7 p.m. It’s taking place at Wayne County Public ... MORE

The Ontario County Health Department is teaming up with Hobart and William Smith Colleges to host a Pfizer vaccine clinic. It’s happening at the Robert A. Bristol Field House on Hamilton St. from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s open to all ... MORE

The curfew in New York on bars and restaurants is getting extended. While the executive order itself was pushed into May, which requires that restaurants and bars with a liquor license close early- that closing time will be midnight beginning April 19 ... MORE

If you’ve gone through the process of making a COVID vaccine appointment lately you probably recall the things it tells you to bring. The first is pretty obvious, it’s your driver’s license or identification. This is so those working at the clinic ... MORE

Public health officials in Yates County are holding a first shot COVID vaccine clinic on Thursday. The Moderna vaccine will be available to anyone 18 or older from 2:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. The clinic will be held at the former Gordmans ... MORE

There are a pair of vaccine clinics coming to Seneca County in the next few days. The first will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 15 at the Seneca County Health Department. At this point there are ... MORE

Mobile vaccination sites are coming to New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday. The mobile vaccination effort will be led by Sun River Health. The New York Farm Bureau has been calling for this type of effort to vaccinate farm workers ... MORE

Following the lead of state and federal health officials Wegmans has cancelled all Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine appointments. There were concerns about dangerous blood clots, which were reported in six people- out of the 6.7 million doses that had been injected ... MORE

The first dose Moderna COVID vaccine clinic being held at the Ontario County Highway Office on County Rd. 48 still has lots of slots open. The clinic runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday. There’s no cost or registry deadline ... MORE

U.S. health officials recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after concerns about a rare, but severe blood clotting issue. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a type of brain blood clot was ... MORE

Health experts are doubling-down on messaging that the side effects associated with the COVID-19 vaccine are not serious. There have been a wide assortment of alleged side effects associated with the vaccines- whether it be the Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson ... MORE

What happens if you get COVID-19 in-between vaccination doses? There’s a window of time to reschedule, but it doesn’t become as urgent, according to health experts because of the immunity developed during infection. The quarantine rules still apply. However, the second dose ... MORE

The Seneca County Health Department will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the health department building from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 15. Anyone over 18 years old is eligible. There are 164 appointments available at this time ... MORE

As of Monday morning there were dozens of appointments still available in Wayne County for the COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic was running from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. However, most of the available slots fell between 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. as ... MORE

The Canandaigua varsity football team is under quarantine protocol. School officials announced that the quarantine will last through next Thursday after two players tested positive. The team played against Brighton on Wednesday. They were scheduled to play Wilson on Tuesday, but that ... MORE