WNY/Family hoping to raise funds to assist their sister in getting a double lung transplant after COVID leaves her on a ventilator

34-year-old Ashley Ellis tested positive for COVID-19 in early November and was isolating at home in Filmore. When her symptoms started to get worse, and she was struggling to breath, she called her doctor who advised her to go to the hospital. After much persuasion she went to WCCH in …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics scheduled, all three vaccines are available

Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This week, Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) are hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinics at their respective health departments. For the first time, each clinic will offer all three vaccines, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J). The Pfizer vaccine is available for anyone …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Vaccination clinic scheduled for Monday in Ridgeway

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) have a first dose Moderna vaccination clinic with appointments available, targeting Genesee and Orleans County residents, but is open for any New York Stateindividuals who reside, work or study in the state. “We have a large clinic scheduled on …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./Vaccine and test clinic updates for this week

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments have vaccination and testing clinics with appointments available for Genesee and Orleans County residents. “Whichever COVID-19 vaccine is available is the right vaccine to get now! All approved vaccines are effective and saves lives,” stated Paul Pettit, Director for the Genesee …

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BATAVIA/Family holds protest at VA, looking to visit with a family member they have not seen in over a year

The family of Scott Woolley, 58, a resident of the VA hospital long term care area for the past 11 years, gathered in front of the VA WNY Heatlhcare System signs at Redfield Parkway and Richmond avenue on Monday morning. Tracy Matheis, Scott’s sister, organized the family and they met …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Health Alert / COVID-19/ 2nd dose vaccine clinic rescheduled due to weather related delay

Press release The COVID-19 2nd dose vaccine clinic scheduled for Friday, February 19, 2021 at GCC, Batavia, for appointments between 9:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. will be rescheduled due to the weather-related delay of vaccine delivery. Anyone with an appointment during this time will be contacted directly by provided e-mail …

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ORLEANS COUNTY /Free COVID-19 rapid testing for people who are without symptoms at the Fairgrounds next week

Press release Orleans County will be offering residents, who are asymptomatic (nosymptoms, not feeling sick, etc.), free drive-thru COVID-19 self-administeredrapid testing at the Orleans County 4-H fairgrounds, 12690 Route 31, Albion(entrance to the clinic is the West entrance on Taylor Hill Rd off Rt. 31). The free testing will be …

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