Category: Health, Hot News, Local News
Monroe County Seeks Volunteers to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net Centrally located, the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center opened...
Wade Norwood on the COVID-19 Vaccine: My Journey Has Moved Me to Say Yes
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Wade Norwood is waiting for the phone to ring and his doctor’s office to be on the other...
Vaccine Task Force Focuses on Motivation While Rochester Waits for Supply
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net At some point, there will be enough vaccine for everyone who wants to be immunized against...
Monroe County is Hiring as it Gets Ready to Increase Vaccinations
Staff report Monroe County is making plans to vaccinate additional groups, but the timing depends on how many doses are received and how...
Mayor Warren’s Agenda for City Envisions “New Era for Everyone”
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net If New York legalizes adult recreational use of marijuana, Mayor Lovely Warren wants a chunk...
ABC Conference Issues Call to Action on Racism as a Public Health Issue
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Racism and health disparities collided in 2020. What some people are calling the twin...
Two Doses x 1.2 Million People: You May Be Waiting for COVID-19 Vaccine
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are given about a month apart. There are 1.2 million...
COVID-19 Testing Continues in City Through January
Staff reports Testing for people who are not showing signs of COVID-19 will continue through January. The city, along with Monroe County...
Jordan Health Begins Vaccinating Providers Against COVID-19
Staff reports Health care providers at the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center began receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Janice...
Save Rochester Voices Concern Over Potential Vaccine Mandate
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net As COVID-19 vaccination extends to more health care workers, nursing home residents and staff,...
