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Gillibrand presses HHS on vaccine meeting cancellations
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., questioning the sudden cancellation of the FDA’s Vaccines & Related Biological Advisory Committee meeting, which initiates flu shot production. She also raised ... more
Price gouging a growing problem for children’s painkillers, fever reducers amid COVID, flu, and RSV outbreaks
Attorney General Letitia James is urging caution among New Yorkers as concerns about price gouging rise with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV cases. She's asking consumers and businesses to report price gouging of children's painkillers and ... more
How bad is flu this season? Worst since 2009 in New York
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the U.S. is experience the worst flu season since 2009. In New York, that trend matches where as of late-November there was a ... more
Flu season is here: What local region has been labeled a ‘hot spot’ already?
Flu season is here. Several regions across the state have been identified as 'flu hot spots'. Central New York is the region closest to the Finger Lakes that has been labeled as such. There have ... more
