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Don Pollard/Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing and makes an announcement. Watch live at 11:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, September 15. -
Marc A. Hermann/Metropolitan Transportation Auth/As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul will deliver her first COVID-19 briefing since becoming governor last week. Hochul will speak from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo at 11 a.m. Watch live online at wrvo.org.
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Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon is now requiring a vaccination or test policy in every school district in the county. -
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Syracuse Common Councilor Khalid Bey, the Democratic candidate for mayor this year, has tested positive for COVID-19, his campaign said Monday.
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All health care workers in New York state will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including those at hospitals and long-term care facilities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
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Several counties in central and northern New York are now considered to be areas of elevated spread of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently upgraded Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, and St. Lawrence counties to its high transmission list.
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Experts in infectious disease and pediatrics at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse are urging local school districts to adopt a universal masking policy for children and staff when the school year commences next month.
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Sexual harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job. Now, many want to see him answer for a scandal that cut to the heart of his reputation as a pandemic hero and may have had life-and-death consequences — his administration’s handling of outbreaks in nursing homes.
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Be smart when you're heading out into the heat with advice from medical experts.
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Infectious disease chief, Dr. Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy discusses the coronavirus delta variant. Gynecologist Renee Mestad tells about a new non-hormonal method of birth control for women. And thoracic surgery chief, Dr. Jason Wallen addresses lung cancer.
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Family Health Gatherings work to provide information in neighborhoods with low COVID-19 vaccination rates
