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FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Booster For Children Ages 5-11

May 19, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

NPR reports the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5 to 11. The authorization makes all children in that age group who received their second shot at least five months ago eligible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 vaccine, Omicron variant, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Justice Dept. Files Appeal in Mask Mandate Overule for Public Transportation

April 21, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

NPR reports the U.S. Justice Department is appealing the ruling by a federal judge that voided the mask mandate for public transportation. DOJ spokesperson Anthony Coley said a notice of appeal had been filed in light of the determination by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Anthony Coley, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chautauqua County Health Department, COVID-19, Joe Biden, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, Kathy Hochul, Omicron variant, U.S. Justice Department, Universal mask requirements

Federal Transportation Mask Mandate Extended Until May 3

April 14, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Federal transportation mask mandate is being extended for another 15 days. CNN reports individuals traveling aboard airplanes, trains and on public transportation in the United States will be required to wear a mask until at least early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: BA.2 subvariant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chautauqua County Health Department, COVID-19, Omicron variant, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Universal mask requirements

AP: FDA Authorizes Fourth Dose of COVID-19 Booster for Age 50 And Up

March 30, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Associated Press reports the Food and Drug Administration has authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older. The FDA's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to that age group at least four months … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination, Food and Drug Administration, Omicron variant, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Doctors: Getting COVID-19 Not Necessarily Inevitable

March 10, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that while the Omicron variant is still highly contagious, experts don't think it's inevitable that everyone will get COVID at some point. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently estimated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bob Wachter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination, Omicron variant

Pfizer Requests FDA Authorization for COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5

February 2, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for emergency use authorization for its vaccine for children under the age of 5. ABC News reports the move puts the process in motion for the FDA to review the data, bring it before its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Delta Variant, Omicron variant, Pfizer, Rochelle Walensky, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Mask Mandate Struck Down in Nassau County State Supreme Court

January 25, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Nassau County State Supreme Court has struck down Governor Kathy Hochul’s statewide mask mandate as unconstitutional. WETM reports Judge Thomas Rademaker wrote that the governor does not have the authority to impose the mandate since emergency … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, Kathy Hochul, Mary Bassett, Nassau County State Supreme Court, New York State Department of Health, New York State Education Department, New York State Legislature, Omicron variant, Thomas Rademaker, Universal mask requirements

Federal Government to Make Free N95 Masks Available Starting Early February

January 21, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Biden administration plans to distribute 400 million high-quality N95 masks for adults free of charge starting next week. A White House official said the masks will be available at thousands of pharmacies and other locations. The distribution … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, Joe Biden, N95 masks, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Omicron variant

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Essentially Ending in New York State

January 12, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Contact Tracing for positive COVID-19 cases is essentially ending in New York State. Acting State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said at Tuesday's state briefing that Omicron's short incubation period gives a short period for intervention … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, Kathy Hochul, Mary Bassett, Omicron variant

County Health Department Suspends Contact Tracing Due to Substantial Volume of New Case Reports

January 5, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Health Department has announced its contact tracing team is unable to contact residents who have a positive COVID-19 test result due to the substantial volume of new case reports in recent days. Public Health Director … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control, Chautauqua County Health Department, Christine Schuyler, COVID-19, COVID-19 tests, Omicron variant

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