vaccine

Appointments are being taken for eligible residents to get a first or second dose of Monkeypox vaccine September 22 at the Tompkins County Health Department.

A third case of Monkeypox is being reported in Tompkins County.

Most Southern Tier Counties being tracked in regular updates since the start of the coronavirus outbreak have reported new deaths over the past few days.

Monkeypox is getting closer to Broome County.

Broome County on May 19 reported two more lives lost bringing the total to seven for the week.

Broome County’s death toll from COVID-19 has now reached 500.

New York State will not enforce the mandate requiring health care workers to have gotten the booster shot against COVID-19.

The new “Ski for Free” sweepstakes is open for New York children ages 5 to 11 who get vaccinated and for adults who get the booster shot.

December 16. Broome had its highest number of active cases to date at 1,488 and 81 people in the hospital.

People who are not vaccinated are urged to get the shot to stop the spread of COVID variants and the vaccinated to get their booster shot.