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Gov. Kathy Hochul released a statement noting that New Yorkers age 50 years and older who received their first booster at least four months ago are eligible for the shots. Adults 18 - 49 who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for their primary vaccine and initial booster dose now may receive a second booster four months after their first booster dose. Also eligible for the second booster are New Yorkers 12 years and older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised.
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It’s now easier for some visitors from the U.S. to visit Canada. As of April 1, fully vaccinated travelers from the U.S. can enter Canada without advance COVID testing.
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There's been a slow but steady uptick in the number of new coronavirus cases in New York, driven by the new BA.2 subvariant.
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Two Niagara County men have been indicted on charges they fraudulently took advantage of COVID-19 financial assistance programs.
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More than $17.1 million federal dollars are being sent to hospitals across Western New York to help offset financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some area universities, businesses and other organizations are working on a technology that could eventually help safeguard people against future pandemics. The approach involves photonics and a portable chip device that researchers at the University of Rochester say could help detect viruses and infections in underserved populations.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul says the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2 is showing up in testing for the virus in New York, but she says, so far, it is not spreading as fast as it has in other European countries and the United Kingdom.
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Ontario’s mask mandate ends Monday for most public sectors. But one school board is already fighting back, saying it won’t follow the provincial government’s wishes.
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Federal officials have announced that, as of April 1, fully vaccinated travelers entering Canada will not have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
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Canada will no longer require a pre-arrival COVID-19 test for vaccinated travelers as of April 1.