COVID-19

If you would like to get your COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, here's the info on whether you are eligible.

The State has just announced that they will be giving New York State employees a little more time to return to the State office buildings. In addition, they will also give employees an extension to get themselves vaccinated.

Schools in the Capital Region are welcoming students back for the 2021–2022 school year, but not without difficulty. The Capital Region is suffering from a severe teacher shortage.

There are some people who are trying to take the easy route. They don’t want to be vaccinated so they are using fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, and the government is cracking down.

New York companies are looking into payroll deductions for unvaccinated employees. Do you think that's okay?

The lingering effects of COVID-19 and staff shortages have claimed another festival. This time it's the Little Italy Streetfest in Schenectady. It's unfortunate but organizers and restaurant owners agree that there is no way they would be able to have enough employees to keep up with the high demand.

Here is a list of all the professions and people that New York State is requiring to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The New York State Fair is coming to Syracuse and it will begin this Friday. Don’t be surprised when you’re walking through the fair and you recognize the smell of weed, because marijuana use will be there.

The White House announced Friday that Dr. Anthony Fauci said he expects Americans who received the one-dose J&J vaccine against COVID-19 also will be recommended for a booster shot.

Should Healthcare Workers Be Mandated To Vaccinate? Governor Andrew Cuomo is slated to leave office next week, but before he does, he’s making one last COVID-19 mandate for healthcare workers in New York.

The governor's office announced that they have no intention of offering guidance to local school districts.

We all knew that it was coming, and now it has begun, the vaccine mandate list is growing to include the Albany Medical Center.

As we move forward in our return to normalcy, we can’t forget that COVID-19 is still spreading in the community. The latest outbreak has been reported at a children’s summer camp in the Capital Region.

They are called “breakthrough cases“ when vaccinated people test positive for COVID-19. Millions of New Yorkers have been vaccinated against the virus, but more than 8000 vaccinated people have tested positive.

We have been hearing about the Delta variant of COVID-19 quite a bit lately. The variant seems to be spread more easily and possibly even cause greater illness in people. The Delta variant, which emerged in India in 2020, has been spreading like wildfire all over the world...

Late this afternoon, after appearing on The Drive with Charlie & Dan, ESPN TV analyst Buster Olney reported that several New York Yankees tested positive for COVID-19 prior to tonight's scheduled second half opener against the first place Boston Red Sox. The 7pm game was immediately postponed. According to the ESPN reports, New York pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta were among those that tested positive.

COVID-19 vaccines have been around for more than seven months and we still haven’t reached herd immunity. US health officials are still struggling to convince the vaccine-hesitant population to take the shots.

Then there are the other athletes. The ones that train their entire lives for this moment in time. The hours of early mornings and late nights, eating right, working out, honing your craft. Opportunity doesn't present itself twice for many of these athletes. Fans or not, this is what they live for and if the games are being played, they are ready to go.

The Capital Region is working hard to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of New Yorkers are still struggling with food insecurity, and volunteers are working hard to keep them fed.

Small business owner in New York? Get your share of the $800 million available to you for COVID-19 related expenses.

Alarming news has come out of all Ulster County as they report that a vaccinated resident has contracted the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus.

`Governor Andrew Cuomo agrees that the emergency powers that he used during the COVID-19 should be lifted.

If your income was negatively impacted, and you need help with your rent, Governor Cuomo made an important announcement that could help you or your business.

Safety guidelines were revised to change the mandate for small children in daycare settings and summer camps.

As the CDC is moving forward with frequently updating COVID-19 safety guidelines, New York State is updating safety protocol for daycares and camps.

Yesterday the CDC issued new guidelines for fully vaccinated people. The new guidelines say that if you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, many of the mask restrictions have been lifted.

The State of New York is now looking towards the future and lawmakers are working to set standards for workplace safety and airborne diseases.

The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance has announced a $210 million aid package to SNAP recipients until the end of the month.

New York State has decided to ease some of the social distancing rules in school. How comfortable are you with sending your child to school for in-person learning now?

There is a teacher shortage in the state of New York for various reasons, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation much worse.