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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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Gov. Kathy Hochul defended her statewide mask mandate Tuesday as fallout from the directive continued with at least a dozen counties in the state refusing to enforce the directive.
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Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein says no decision has been made yet on whether the county will implement more COVID prevention measures next week. That was one of the questions she faced while appearing virtually Thursday before members of the Erie County Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee.
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Several local hospitals are suspending non-essential elective procedures in response to hospital capacity levels, COVID numbers and staffing issues. They’re also letting unvaccinated personnel go. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz addressed this, and the limited number of elected leaders openly opposing the county’s mask mandate, during his latest COVID briefing.
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Every county in the state, including the five boroughs of New York, has reached COVID-19 transmission levels high enough that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends masks be worn indoors, even if you're vaccinated.
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With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the state-mandated directive for all students to be vaccinated is now in place for all SUNY campuses. SUNY faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to continue to be vaccinated, as well.
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Hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo eased mask rules, protesters were along Walden Avenue outside the Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga protesting masks.Masks have…
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After a weekend of confusion for schoolchildren, their parents and teachers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo clarified changes in mask policy for schools in New York on Monday. He said children don’t have to wear masks outside, but do have to wear them inside.
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It looks like New York State is not ready to change its guidance on masking yet for grades K-12.On Friday, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker…