What it means to be 'fully vaccinated' could soon have a new meaning By Maki Becker News Staff Reporter Dec 11, 2021 Dec 11, 2021 Updated Apr 19, 2026 × By Stephen T. Watson, Tom Precious and Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporters Read the full story here. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You're at your gym, which requires members to show proof that they're "fully vaccinated."kAm%96 8FJ @? E96 EC625>:== ?6IE E@ J@F 8@E 2 D:?8=6\5@D6 y@9?D@? U2>Aj y@9?D@? D9@E 324< :? pAC:=] w6 92D?VE 8@EE6? 2 3@@DE6C]k^AmkAmqJ r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? DE2?52C5D[ 96VD 4@?D:56C65 Q7F==J G244:?2E65]Q k^AmkAmqFE :D 96nk^AmkAm#62=\E:>6 C6D62C49 :D D9@H:?8 E92E r@G:5\`h G244:?6D[ H9:49 277@C565 DEC@?8 AC@E64E:@? H96? 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Hospitalizations for Covid-19 in Erie County dip below 300 As of Dec. 23, there were 292 people hospitalized with Covid-19 in Erie County, a drop of 24 patients from the previous day.
Erie County: Cloth, surgical masks might not be good enough to fight Omicron Meanwhile, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown urged everyone planning to attend the New Year's Eve ball drop to be vaccinated and to wear masks, though…
Latest state guidance creates more confusion about mask breaks in schools Guidance issued Friday said the state does not "provide for the implementation of 'mask breaks' during the school day, nor does it provide for…
As frustration mounts, Hochul urges masks and vaccines, warns of 'rough ride' with Covid “This is a crisis. This is a health care crisis and people are going to die. If people had gotten vaccinated when we asked them to, and got th…
November mask mandate credited for decline in Covid-19 hospitalizations Erie County’s falling hospitalizations have proved a bright spot in an otherwise uncertain period. Across the region, the number of hospitaliz…
She needs back surgery. ECMC said it wasn't essential. How an Orchard Park woman fought back against Covid restrictions The state order limiting nonessential elective procedures at hospitals with tightening capacity resulted in a difficult situation for an Orcha…
Masks required at all indoor public venues in New York The new state mandate appears to be more restrictive than a similar mask requirement imposed in Erie County last month, at least when it comes…
They’re back, but for Buffalo's concert clubs, the struggle continues After a summer that sparked some optimism in the live music industry, many concert clubs in Western New York entered the fall season with full…
Pandemic Lessons: Maybe you don’t like masks – but do they work? (Spoiler alert: They do) If you start with the basics, and look at the history of the medical field, then yes, masking is an effective way to slow spread.
