vaccinations

The Erie County Department of Health is offering free second booster doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to those who are eligible.

Not only is the Canadian trucker turmoil interfering with trade across the border with the U.S., it's coming to Fort Erie on the Canadian end of the Peace Bridge Saturday. How many trucks isn't clear, but an array of police agencies and government branches are preparing.

The Canadian capital was the scene of two days of protests against COVID-19 health restrictions. It was started by Canadian truckers who haul goods back and forth across the border with the U-S. protesting against a measure that requires them to be fully vaccinated.

The first trucks in a massive national convoy that was organized to protest Canada's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers are due to arrive in the Ottawa area Friday.

Erie County District Attorney John Flynn on Wednesday said felony charges have been filed against a married couple from West Seneca for what's suspected to be falsified COVID-19 vaccination cards.

"Parents might be coming in for their booster and their children coming in for their first dose. But the numbers definitely aren't where they were in the beginning and when we first were doing these clinics, back year-and-a-half ago, almost two years ago."

New York is joining a handful of states in requiring healthcare workers to get a COVID-19 booster shot.

Albany is pushing harder for healthcare workers and 12-15-year-olds to get their booster shots, as the Omicron variant of COVID runs wild.

Beginning Tuesday in Ontario, families can book COVID-19 vaccines for their children ages 5-11.

Gov. Kathy Hochul's office has announced that Canadian-issued digital COVID-19 vaccination credentials that adhere to New York's SMART Health Care specifications are now being accepted through the state's Excelsior Pass Scanner applications.