vaccine

All states were to have opened vaccine appointments to all adults this week, if they hadn't already.

In recent days, the state’s COVID-19 indicators have shifted downward, with a decline in the statewide positivity rate compared to numbers seen in March.

The Finger Lakes VA system administered nearly 1,000 J&J vaccines. That included pop-up clinics in Rochester for veterans at risk of homelessness.

Some farm workers are hesitant to get the vaccine because they are wary of interacting with the government.

Risk of dying from the virus is 2,000 times greater than the risk of vaccine complications

“We do have enough Pfizer and we do have enough Moderna to keep our schedule."

“Let’s stamp this beast to death while we can.”

In the Finger Lakes region, 97% of vaccine doses received have been administered, according to the state.

The 1B group, estimated at just under one million people, includes postal workers, manufacturing laborers, and others considered essential workers who risk contracting the virus at their job.

“We want to get past this and the only way to get past this is to get folks, you know, vaccinated."