COVID-19

A new drug combination has proven promising against serious symptoms of COVID. The combination is nafamostat and Pegasys already meets availability and efficacy requirements. The drugs seems to stop COVID infections before they spread in ... more

31 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday in Ontario County. Ten of the cases are in people under the age of 18. 24 recoveries were also reported. Ontario County is still considered a high ... more

AstraZeneca has created an antibody treatment to prevent COVID-19 and is seeking FDA approval. The treatment us called AZD7442 and works as a long-acting antibody combination. If the authorization is granted, it can be used ... more

The New York State Department of Health will now share data pertaining to breakthrough cases to aid in showing the effectiveness of vaccines. The website gives an overview, findings, rates of cases with hospitalizations, and ... more

One expert believes that by Thanksgiving, almost 90% of the U.S. population will have some sort of immunity against COVID-19, according to the Deseret News. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and ... more

Cayuga County is continuing to see a decline according to data released by the Cayuga County Health Department on Oct. 4. Over the weekend there were 35 new cases reported from Friday through Sunday, with ... more

On Oct. 4 the Ontario County Public Health Department reported 35 new cases of COVID-19. Ten are in people under the age of 18. There were 33 recoveries reported. Booster shots are available Wednesday for ... more

A COVID booster shot clinic is being held in Ontario County this Wednesday. The Ontario County Highway Office in Canandaigua will offer third Pfizer doses from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Only those who have ... more

New York State saw a drop in new weekly COVID cases by 11% last week. The prior week had 35,000 newly reported cases, and last week was around 31,000, according to the Daily Messenger. For ... more

Over the weekend the CDC had posted tips on how to have safe gatherings during the holidays, but recently deleted them. According to News 10, the post was made in error and the content is ... more

One expert says COVID and its variants will only continue to thrive and mutate until the entire world is vaccinated. Dr. Vidya Mony, the pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in ... more

Many people got their first dose of the vaccine, and for one reason or another missed their second dose. In that case, what do they do? For Moderna there's a 28 day waiting period before ... more

Hospitals in the New England area are seeing a surge in COVID, and it's causing full ICUs amid staff shortages. Despite New England having the highest vaccine rate in the entire country, the numbers for ... more

It's 2021 and the coronavirus pandemic is still an ongoing public health emergency in New York and elsewhere for that matter. Nursing homes were hit the hardest during a time of chaos and crisis. Last ... more

There are now three hospitals in Alaska that have instituted crisis protocols as their healthcare system struggles to handle the COVID surge they currently face. Crisis protocols allow facilities to ration care if it becomes ... more

The United Kingdom has released a study that shows there are very few deaths or hospitalizations among breakthrough COVID cases, but there were groups at higher risk than others. A tool called QCOVID was created ... more

Since school began, some local pediatricians are reporting an increase in COVID cases among kids. Dr. Robert Dracker, the medical director at Summerwood Pediatrics, said they have seen an uptick. He explained that they've seen ... more

Trials have been going on for the new pill that's supposed to treat and prevent COVID-19, and Merck is saying theirs reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half. They are soon planning to ask for authorization ... more

Merck has been working hard to create a pill to prevent and treat COVID, and they are now saying it's effective against variants. Head of infectious disease and vaccines Jay Grobler says it works the ... more

Across the country COVID cases have fallen by 25% in the last two weeks. There are now an average of 114,000 newly reported cases per day in the country. While still high, it's significantly less ... more

There's yet another mutated variant of COVID-19, this one called R.1. The CDC has identified this one as having multiple spike protein mutations. These mutations make it less susceptible to vaccines, according to Dr. Joe ... more