Two additional Hepatitis A vaccine clinics planned in Chautauqua County after potential exposure
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and last updated 2021-05-23 08:35:59-04
SINCLAIRVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) â Chautauqua County health officials say two more Hepatitis A vaccine clinics are planned for Tuesday and Friday, following potential exposure at a restaurant in Fredonia.
The clinic is for anyone who ate at The Mustard Seed Restaurant on East Main Street in Fredonia between May 8 and May 19.
Clinics will take place on Tuesday at the Cassadaga Valley Central School Bus Garage (Drive-up) at 5935 Route 60 in Sinclairville between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., and Friday at SUNY Fredonia Steele Hall at 280 Central Avenue in Fredonia between 3 and 7 p.m.
Erie County Fair and county fairs across NY can reopen, local and state approval required in some cases
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and last updated 2021-05-17 14:34:57-04
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) â In an announcement from New York City on Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced all county fairs can reopen this summer with some restrictions.
Fairs can reopen at full capacity if they have a permit from their local health department and can ensure six feet of social distancing will be possible for attendees.
Fairs with attendance of more than 5,000 people need to also obtain New York State Department of Health approval in order to operate. Private and government-owned venues can set their own rules beyond the state guidance on mask-wearing and social distancing.
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end? Public health directors weigh in
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
and last updated 2021-04-16 06:52:25-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Public health directors from across Western New York said an exact date to the pandemicâs end is difficult to predict, but getting everyone vaccinated as quickly as possible will help us stop the spread of COVID-19 and bring us closer to the end. The COVID-19 vaccine is our key out of this pandemic. We ve seen examples from other parts of the world, specifically Israel where they ve been really aggressive with their vaccine campaign. Right now, over 40% of their population has been fully vaccinated, Dr. Gale Burstein, the Erie County Health Commissioner, said.
Public health directors discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
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A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to be administered at a vaccination center set up in Fiumicino, near Rome s international airport, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. AstraZeneca is of the three vaccines authorized by the European Medicines Agency for use in the 27-nation bloc, the other two are Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
and last updated 2021-04-16 11:00:56-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â County public health directors say they ve been preparing to handle a pandemic for years. They said year after year, they submit plans to the state on how they would respond, but those plans were not used in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public Health Directors: New York s public health system needs to be reformed
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Five public health directors overseeing six counties discuss the vaccine roll out with WKBW reporter Olivia Proia.
and last updated 2021-04-14 19:39:49-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Five public health directors overseeing six counties say this is the time for the state to examine the way the public health system is funded and reform it. If there s ever going to be a time where we can show why public health and the local health departments are more important than ever before, this is it, Dan Stapleton, Niagara County s Public Health Director, said.