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With Erie County on the brink of elevating to the CDC's next level of COVID transmission status, County Executive Mark Poloncarz addressed the Buffalo Niagara Partnership Friday morning, advising them they have the authority to require masks on their premises, regardless of vaccination status.

Wednesday marked the easing of many COVID-19 restrictions in New York state, but at the State Capitol, many of those rules remain in place, including…

New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said the state will stop administering the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson.The change is…

In a statement on Tuesday, U.S. authorities said they are "reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine."

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now recommends that visitors and residents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, be allowed to meet in person under most circumstances.

With Thanksgiving about a month away, and neighboring states now joining many more on New York's travel advisory list, health experts and leaders admit…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his vaccination plan for New York, released over the weekend, is preliminary and much more information is needed to finalize the…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls changes in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that ease testing standards for Americans exposed to someone with…

Researchers are racing to develop quick, home-based tests for the virus that could deliver test results in minutes. None do that yet, but several under development hold promise, scientists say.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is warning against events such as "conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies."