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At 46%, Lewis County has the lowest vaccination rate in the North Country and among the lowest state-wide. The mostly rural community recently became a national focal point for anti-vaccination sentiment.
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Western New York epidemiologists see this summer as an easing of the COVID threat because people spend so much time outside and because it gives them a chance to finally get their shots.
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In his first news conference as Ontario’s new chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore said it’s unlikely there will be any going to stage three early.
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Face masks and social distancing have helped limit the spread of COVID-19 for the past year and a half, but health officials believe these protocols may have also weakened our immune responses to other viruses.
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Canada’s government has announced it will lift restrictions for some fully vaccinated travelers in early July. The move is seen as the first step towards easing measures at the border, which officials last week announced will remain on hold for at least another month.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold his regular COVID-19 briefing at 12:15 p.m. Monday at One World Trade Center in New York City. Watch it live here.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold his regular COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m. Wednesday in New York City. Watch it live here.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold a regular COVID-19 briefing at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Wantagh. Watch it live here.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold a COVID-19 briefing at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Watch it live here.