vaccinations

Infectious disease specialist, Dr. Stephen Thomas, explains how to determine whether you need a COVID vaccination. Pediatric infectious disease specialist, Dr. Jana Shaw, tells where parents can get reliable information about vaccinations for their children. And Dr. Sharon Brangman, who specializes in geriatrics, discusses when and how to take the car keys from an aging parent.

In New York, all children who go to public or private schools must be vaccinated, unless they have a valid medical exemption.

Infectious disease doctors said the measles virus can cause serious complications, and they say now is the time to make sure your children are vaccinated.

Madison County health officials say there are increased whooping cough cases.

Onondaga County Health Commissioner Dr. Katie Anderson says now is the time to get vaccinated as flu season begins in central New York.

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.