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Onondaga County officials including Health Commissioner Dr. Katie Anderson and County Executive Ryan McMahon are encouraging residents to get vaccinated against COVID, the flu and RSV.

County leaders are recommending central New Yorkers hunker down and use the tools they have available to fight COVID-19, as the Omicron variant causes the number of positive cases to spike.

Enjoy the beauty of New York state and help fight COVID-19 at the same time. That was the message at state parks across New York this Memorial Day…

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting racial groups differently, disproportionately affecting Black, indigenous and other people of color.In this "HealthLink…

The power of family history can lead a person to do a lot of things. For Howard Berkes, the family tradition of facing crises head-on led him to sign up for experimental testing of a COVID-19 vaccine.

An independent federal advisory committee to the CDC recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people over 16. But state health leaders say distribution and funding challenges remain.

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days.

The Sinopharm vaccine, developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has already been approved for emergency use in a few countries.

A CDC survey released in November shows that only 63% of health care workers are ready to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Concern about speed and political interference are contributing to the hesitancy.

Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective? And what does it mean to say a vaccine candidate is working?