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City Council President Loretta Scott: vaccine misinformation dangerous
Scott said that rumors are especially harmful in minority communities that have been hit hard by COVID-19.
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Medical experts optimistic about vaccines, caution it will take time
Local experts on COVID-19 vaccine research at a live forum Thursday night said it will take time for the community to build up immunity.
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Monroe County launches COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force
Monroe County officials have formed a COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force to oversee the coordination and distribution of the novel coronavirus vaccine within the community.
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The stardust of RIT’s ‘Spoon River Anthology’
RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf presents Edgar Lee Master’s “Spoon River Anthology,” connecting the 1918 pandemic era to the present-day COVID crisis.
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County prepares for more COVID-19 cases, possible vaccine deployment
COVID-19 cases are still climbing in Monroe County, but immunizations might not be far off.
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Cuomo: vaccines could come as early as the weekend
In a Wednesday news briefing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he expects 170,000 initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be available as early as this weekend.
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Rochester hospitals adapt to heightened demands of coronavirus surge
With the highest numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since the pandemic began, Rochester-area hospitals are adapting their medical care.
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Monroe County COVID-19 daily numbers above 600 again
As of Tuesday, the Department of Public Health reported that the number of daily coronavirus cases in Monroe County has surpassed 600 again.
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Cuomo: Latest federal relief plan by Dems is down payment on what’s owed
The governor says that the proposed relief package doesn’t come near to the need, and would have to be a short-term bill until March.
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RRH doctor: ‘We’re running out of nurses and respiratory therapists’
Medical staff are exhausted as they care for this wave of COVID-19 patients — more than 2x the number hospitalized in the spring’s peak surge.
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Monroe County’s hospitals brace for influx of COVID-19 patients
University of Rochester Medical Center selectively postpones elective procedures as COVID-19 surges again in Monroe County.
