The City of Rochester and Monroe County have teamed up with several organizations and community groups to provide free COVID-19 testing and flu vaccinations in city neighborhoods.
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Monroe County COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest number since March
The NYS health department has credited widespread acceptance of masks, distancing, and robust testing and tracing programs for the state’s success in reining in the virus.
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Coronavirus antibody testing is a ‘wild west’ in NY
Public health officials in New York say the coronavirus test shortage is gone. Now, antibody testing has become a “wild west.”
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Rochester may stop testing job applicants for pot
City officials have introduced a bill to bar testing most city job applicants for THC, after a high-profile incident in January.
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‘I was told I had COVID-19, but I didn’t’
Instances of people being told they’re sick with coronavirus when, in fact, they aren’t, appear to be rare. But they do happen.
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Has the city school district hit bottom?
In light of threats from state officials about closing failing schools and taking control of failing districts, many people wonder if the Rochester school district has finally hit bottom. Were the last round of state exams the worst of it? And should we lo ok for student achievement to begin inching upward? That’s been the general […]
