Health

Strong Memorial Hospital is expanding visitation. The hospital will start allowing two designated visitors per an inpatient’s stay, with only one visitor permitted per day, and Strong and Highland are both suspending their four-hour limit for visits. The Emergency Department will permit one visitor per patient when capacity allows for adequate social distancing. URMC is […]

Over this past weekend, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that a dramatic drop in covid numbers could lead to the lifting of vaccine mandates on restaurants, bars, and theaters as soon as March 7th. Mayor Adams announcement came shortly after Governor Kathy Hochul announced the mask mandate being lifted for schools. Mayor Adams […]

It’s official, today the mask mandate has become officially optional for students and staff. Governor Kathy Hochul left the mask decisions up to the counties, and Monroe, Livingston, and Ontario County leaders have all announced they will not mandate masks in their local districts. Dr. Mike Mendoza, Monroe County Health Commissioner, spoke out on the […]

Starting Wednesday, the New York State school mask mandate, as well as the children 2 years and older in childcare facilities, will officially be lifted. This announcement from Governor Kathy Hochul comes from just 2 days after ​​the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined new guidance for areas that aren’t experiencing high transmission […]

The FDA-recommended mask, N95s, seemed to be impossible to find for weeks, just like toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic. Well now, finally, the search for N95s has become easier than we thought. Free N95 masks are being given out at Wegmans, as part of a federal initiative. Each person is limited to […]

While many across the United States have been patiently waiting for FDA’s approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for young children ages 6 months through 4 years of age, it looks like we will have to wait a bit longer. It is unclear how long this will be postponed, but the FDA said that Pfizer […]

The New York State office of cannabis management is warning people, especially businesses To stop the illegal cell of cannabis. They’re also telling people to stop gifting Or risk not being able to get a license to sell marijuana legally. New York State decided to jump on the wagon of legalizing marijuana last year. No […]

Now that Governor Kathy Hochul has lifted the mask mandate and left the choice for counties, Monroe County announces that we have entered the “common sense phase” of controlling COVID-19. Our new phase means staying home if you don’t feel well and isolating or quarantining if you test positive for COVID. Monroe County Public Health […]

With everyone hyped about Valentine’s Day that’s coming up a new study shows that people may be in love but nobody’s getting married. According to a report by Wizard.com marriage rates in New York State are down 51% Within the last 13 years. So I guess if people aren’t getting married that would also show […]

Need a COVID test? You can get a test and masks during a giveaway this weekend in Rochester. Plus it’s open to everyone living in Monroe County. Ten thousand rapid test kits and masks will be handed out Saturday (02/12) from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rochester Community Sports Complex—the old soccer stadium […]